Aeschynomene americana (Fabaceae)
Presented here is information about a herbarium specimen (voucher) of Aeschynomene americana (Fabaceae) from Kosrae Island (Kosrae Island/Federated States of Micronesia/Pacific region). For further information, contact webmaster@hear.org.
| Voucher number: | PTBG0000044955 |
| Herbarium (or collector): | National Tropical Botanical Garden |
| Taxon name on voucher: | Aeschynomene americana |
| Represents which PIER taxon: | Aeschynomene americana (Fabaceae) |
| Local name: | n/a |
| Info current as of: | 24 June 2010 |
| PIER comments: | n/a |
| Local name language: | n/a |
| Deteriminer: | n/a |
| Determination date: | n/a |
| Determination institution: | National Tropical Botanical Garden (PTBG) |
| Region: | Micronesia |
| Country: | FSM |
| Island group: | Caroline Islands |
| Island: | Kosrae |
| State/province: | n/a |
| Town/city: | n/a |
| Locality: | KOSRAE. Malem Municipality, along main road ca. 1 mile north of Malem, near Kosrae Village Resort. Swamp forest with seconday vegetation along road including Leucaena, Desmanthus, Vigna marina, Derris trifoliata, Ischaemum. |
| PIER location: | Kosrae Island (Kosrae Island/Federated States of Micronesia/Pacific region) |
| Habitat: | n/a |
| Elevation (lo/hi): | 2 m |
| Coordinates: | |
| LAT/LON method: | n/a |
| PLDesc: | Herb to 1 m with erect brittle stems. Flowers pale yellow with purple tint, ripe fruits brown. Naturalized, abundant along roadsides. |
| Collector: | David H. Lorence |
| Collection team: | Tim Flynn |
| CollNumber: | 9389 |
| Collection date(s): | 1/29/2005 |
| Voucher comment: | BISH, NY, US |
| "n/a" (above) means "not applicable" or "not available," as appropriate. The template for this page was created on 26 September 2006 by PT; the page contents were last regenerated on 26 September 2006 by PT. |
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