Casuarina equisetifolia L.

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  French Polynesia

• State/Province

  Marquesas Islands

• County/Municipio

  Ua-Pou (Commune)

• Locality

  Pou Maka, ridge crest from base of peak heading NW.

• Elevation

  Alt. 580 m. (1903 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -9.3867, -140.077

• Location Notes

  [Pacifica]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

FLORA OF THE MARQUESAS ISLANDS
Casuarina equisetifblia L.	US, PAP, P, BISH, NY
CASUARINACEAE
FRENCH POLYNESIA: Marquesas Islands
UA POU: Pou Maka, ridge crest from base of peak heading NW. Open
ridgetop, apparently burned in past. Casuarina equisetifblia and Dicranopteris
linearis.
Tree 8 m x 20 cm dbh, bark flaking, branches erect-ascending, foliage green.
Fruits greenish turing brown. Common locally, colonizing bum»! areas.
Lat/Long: 9° 23' 20" S 140° 4 60 W
Elev: 1903 ft = 580 m
David H. Lorence 9343	20 JUN 2004
L. Dunn
NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (PTBG)
Joint expedition sponsored by NTBG and the Delegation a la Recherche
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