Commersonia bartramia (L.) Merr.

  • Filed As

    Malvaceae
    Commersonia bartramia (L.) Merr.

  • Collector(s)

    C. Trauernicht 329, 27 Jan 2008

  • Location

    Palau. Airai. Babeldaob Island.

  • Habitat

    Open savanna with mixed patches of second- and old-growth forest.

  • Description

    Small tree, 4 m tall. Dark brown bark. Leaf undersides and branch tips pubescent. Fruit "fuzzy" star-shaped, likely wind-dispersed. Leaves heavily damaged by leaf-miners. Collected in 2nd growth forest along road.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 05014398

    Occurrence ID: 218ae70a-2320-48b0-a54b-332f9cde19dd

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  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Palau

  • State/Province

    Airai

  • Locality

    Babeldaob Island.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 220 m. (722 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    7.3865, 134.575

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The New York Botanical Garden
Institute of Economic Botany
Malvaceae
Commersonia bartramia (L.) Merr.
Palau. Babeldaob Island. Airai State.
7°23’1L4"N, 134°34'30”E
220 m.
Open savanna with mixed patches of second- and
old-growth forest.
Small tree, 4 m tall. Dark brown bark. Leaf undersides
and branch tips pubescent. Fruit "fuzzy" star-shaped,
likely wind-dispersed. Leaves heavily damaged by
leaf-miners. Collected in 2nd growth forest along road.
27 Jan 2008
C. Trauemicht 329
The V. Kann Rasmussen Foundation
05014398