Cerbera manghas L.

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Cerbera manghas L.

  • Collector(s)

    L. Dunn 323, 01 Dec 2003

  • Location

    French Polynesia. Marquesas Islands. Marquesas Archipelago. UA POU: Above Hakahetua valley, in a drainage off a ridge running SE off Poumaka about 100 yards below base camp.

  • Specimen Notes

    [Record databased by volunteers in the DIGIVOL Crowdsourcing Platform. Imported to NYBG database in 2023.]

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4184067

    Occurrence ID: 44309f96-17d0-4142-951f-3ff8867ba72f

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Gentianales

  • Family

    Apocynaceae

  • All Determinations

    Cerbera manghas L.

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    French Polynesia

  • State/Province

    Marquesas Islands

  • Locality

    Marquesas Archipelago. UA POU: Above Hakahetua valley, in a drainage off a ridge running SE off Poumaka about 100 yards below base camp.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 575 m. (1886 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -9.3867, -140.077

  • Location Notes

    [Pacifica]

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FLORA OF THE MARQUESAS ISLANDS
Cerbera manghas L	US, PAP, P, BISH, NY
APOCYNACEAE
FRENCH POLYNESIA: Marquesas Archipelago
UA POU: Above Hakahetau valley, in a drainage off a ridge running SE off
Poumaka about 100 yards below base camp in open Dicranopteris-Miscanthus-
Cerbera forest. Associated species: Crossostylis biflora, Glochidion
marchionicum, Metrosideros collina, Cerbera manghas, Pandanus tectorius,
Freycinetia sp., Angiopteris evecta, Nephrolepis sp., Asplenium nidus,
Dicranopteris linearis and Miscanthus floridus,
Tree 5m tall, branched; leaves simple, entire, smooth, glossy, dark green on
top, light-green on bottom, leaf scars present; milky sap; bark grayish-brown
Lat/Long: 9° 23' 20" S 140° 4 60 W
Elev: 1886 ft = 575 m
Liloa Dunn 323	01 DEC 2003
GARDEN
NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (PTBG)
Joint expedition sponsored by NTBG and the Delegation a la Recherche
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