Pipturus argenteus (G.Forst.) Wedd.

Urticaceae
Pipturus argenteus (Forst.) Wedd.
Det.: K.A.O. Eichhom
Leiden, October 2002
M PLANTS OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS
Micron. JPl
Pipturus argenteus ( fov'vfc*} Wt«M-
Jjfoh F. &. Fotbery
Locality Kwajalein Atoll, Bigej ("Bennett”) Islet.
Habitat coral sand and gravel, much torn up by bulldozers but being densely
revegetated by a deep tangled brush of Wedelia, Messerschmidia,
Scaevola, etc. Occasional in thickets.
Date Aug. 17, 1946	Altitude 1-3 m. (estimated)
Coll. F. R. Fosberg No. 26509
Remarks Shrub 2 m. tall.
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