Timonius

  • Filed As

    Rubiaceae
    Timonius

  • Collector(s)

    J. Bee 59 with James Dunham, Jon Stafford, Aug 2001

  • Location

    Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Mount Nahnalaud.

  • Habitat

    Dwarf cloud forest.

  • Description

    Tree, height 2m, dbh 3.5cm. Samll number of adventitious roots protrudes from lower 30cm of trunk. Leaves up to 19cm long, 9cm wide. Sap has faint smell of satsumas. Another specimen of Akenwel was growing epiphytically on a Dohng tree. Ak en Wel translates to 'mangrove on the mountain'. Coastal mangroves are called ak or akapah.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 194776

    Occurrence ID: 7c69a413-ebc8-4837-9ae4-f1f0ef2e5db8

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  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Federated States of Micronesia

  • State/Province

    Pohnpei

  • Locality

    Mount Nahnalaud

  • Elevation

    Alt. 700 m. (2297 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    6.8722, 158.226

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    1000

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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