Mapania pandanophylla (F.Muell.) K.Schum.

NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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BOTANICAL
FLORA OF THE CAROLINE ISLANDS
Mapania pandanophylla K. Schum.
subsp. immersa (Kukenth.) T. Koyama
CYPERACEAE
CAROLINE ISLANDS
KOSRAE: Malem Municipality. Summit region of Mt. Ohma. Cloud forest with
low, epiphyte-covered trees of Elaeocarpus, Campnosperma, Pandanus,
Meryta, Hibiscus tiliaceus, Syzygium, Sphaeropteris, and numerous ferns and
bryophytes.
Herb forming dense clumps near summit, leaves 1-1.5 m long, with peculiar
inflorescence-like growths on both surfaces, beginning as blotches. Growths
apparently caused by Puccinia type fungus (Basidiomycota).
NY
Lat/Long: 5° 17' 30" N 163° 0 9 E
Elev: 1542 ft = 470 m
David H. Lorence 10115
C. Cianchini, W. Law, K. Wood, J. Sanney
25 JAN 2010
NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (PTBG)
Fieldwork suppported by NTBG, New York Botanical Garden,
Gemneshausen Foundation, Marisla Foundation, National Science
Foundation, National Geographic Society, and Rasmussen Foundation
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