Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb.) Lindl.

FLORA OF THE MARQUESAS ISLANDS

Eriobotrya japónica (Thunb.) Lindl.	WV	PAP,	P,	BISH,	NY,	AD
ROSACEAE
FRENCH POLYNESIA: Marquesas Archipelago
UA HUKA: Papuaeiekaha: collected at the local Arboretum on the grounds of
the Service Development Ruale
tree, 6-8 m tall, leaves green, glossy with dentate margins; fruits orange and
fuzzy borne at the apex; heavy brownish-orange pubescence; upper stems
covered with greyish hairs; floral buds and calyx covered with rusty brown
colored hairs; flower petals white, stamens many
Lat/Long: 8° 55' 17" S 139° 33 49 W
Elev: 180 ft = 55 m
Uloa Dunn 402	13	DEC	2003
Jean-Yves Meyer
NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (PTBG)
Joint expedition sponsored by NTBG and the Delegation a la Recherche