Ischaemum muticum L.

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
From THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL HERBARIUM
PLANTS OF THE CAROLINE ISLANDS
TRUK ISLANDS
Ischaemum mutieum L.
Locality Pis Island, on north side of Truk barrier reef.
Habitat
flat coral sand and rock substratum, mostly planted to
with dense brushy understory toward outer beach of Scaevola mixed
with other shrubs, Messerschmidia fringing beach, wet.
Common near inner beach
botanical
Garde**,
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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Coll. F. R. Fosberg No. 24681
Remarks Prostrate, "fetin niap”
U.S.C.C. Economic Survey of Micronesia
Date June 3, 1946
Altitude 1-2 m.
(estimated)
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