Collecteur(s) |
Wood K.R., Meyer J.-Y.1953- ; Spermatophyta - Australes (2002), Marquises (1995-2004)
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Numéro |
10555 |
Date de collecte |
15/12/2003 |
Famille |
Fabaceae |
Taxon |
Sesbania coccinea [var.] atollensis (H.St.John) Sachet |
Déterminateur |
Wood K.R., 2003 |
Pays |
Polynésie française |
Archipel |
Marquesas Islands |
Ile |
Ua Huka |
Localité |
Tekohai: offshore islet off northwestern coast of Ua Huka |
Latitude/longitude |
-8 ; -139
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Type biologique |
Arbuste ou arbre |
Morphologie |
Tree or shrub, 1-2 m tall, many branched, main stems light brown, young stems green, leaves dark greenn young fruit medium green, mature fruit light to medium brown with slight rend tinge, peduncle and calyx ligt green, corolla yellow with speckled red-orange throughout, rare, ca 30 plants with regeneration. |
Écologie |
Aproximately 25 m long x 20 m wide [ca 500 sq m], craggy basalt observed on islet in their order of abundance include Tribulus cisoides, Leptochloa xerophila, Sesbania marchionica, and Pisonia grandis. |
Expédition |
Joint expedition sponsored by NTBG and the Delegation a la Recherche |
Origine |
PTBG |
Dépôt |
PAP |
Doubles |
PAP, US |