Guettarda speciosa L.

  • Filed As

    Rubiaceae
    Guettarda speciosa L.

  • Collector(s)

    D. H. Lorence 9677 with Chris Kitalong, Mike Balick, Wayne Law, Steve Perlman, George and Carol Milne, 17 Jan 2008

  • Location

    Palau. Koror. Koror, Rock Islands, Milky Way island group.

  • Habitat

    Karst limestone with coastal vegetation of Pandanus, Pemphis, Bikkia, Maytenus, Scaevola, Manilkara, Badusa, Morinda.

  • Description

    Tree 6 m tall. Corolla white, fragrant. Fruits white when ripe. Locally common.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 206864

    Occurrence ID: fc0004af-1c5d-445d-b297-d8f495ba3ec6

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Gentianales

  • Family

    Rubiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Guettarda speciosa L. det D. H. Lorence, 06 Jun 2008

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Palau

  • State/Province

    Koror

  • Locality

    Koror, Rock Islands, Milky Way island group

  • Elevation

    Alt. 5 m. (16 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    7.257, 134.475

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
00206864
The New York Botanical Garden
Institute of Economic Botany
Ethnobotanical Studies in Micronesia
Rubiaceae
Guettarda speciosa L.
det. David H. Lorence, 06/06/2008
Republic of Palau. Koror State, Rock Islands. Milky Way
island group.
7°15'25"N, 134°28'31"E
5 m.
Karst limestone with coastal vegetation of Pandanus,
Pemphis, Bikkia, Maytenus, Scaevola, Manilkara, Badusa,
Morinda.
Tree 6 m tall. Corolla white, fragrant. Fruits white when ripe.
Locally common.
17/01/2008
David H. Lorence, Chris Kitalong, Mike Balick, Wayne Law, Steve
Perlman, George and Carol Milne 9677
The V. Kann Rasmussen Foundation
NYdb
00206864