Gynotroches axillaris Blume

  • Filed As

    Rhizophoraceae
    Gynotroches axillaris Blume

  • Collector(s)

    D. H. Lorence 9588 with Steve Perlman, N. Tangalin, W. Law, Relio Lengsi, Emos Eperiam, 25 Apr 2007

  • Location

    Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Uh (Mun.). U Municipality. Summit of Mt. Kupwuriso. Windswept wet shrubland vegetation with Melastoma, Premna, Glochidion, Eurya, Timonius, Nephrolepis, Boehmeria, understory of Dicranopteris linearis.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 04817354

    Occurrence ID: 88c4e6f3-9f23-40f4-8a25-5c9acbb4a749

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  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Federated States of Micronesia

  • State/Province

    Pohnpei

  • County/Municipio

    Uh (Mun.)

  • Locality

    U Municipality. Summit of Mt. Kupwuriso. Windswept wet shrubland vegetation with Melastoma, Premna, Glochidion, Eurya, Timonius, Nephrolepis, Boehmeria, understory of Dicranopteris linearis.

  • Coordinates

    6.9214, 158.266

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FLORA OF THE CAROLINE ISLANDS
Gynotmches axillaris Blume
RHIZOPHORACEAE	B|SH	COM	MO	^ ys
CAROLINE ISLANDS
POHNPEI: U District. Mt. Kupwuriso, plateau below summit, campsite area.
Dense wet forest with Clinostigma ponapensis dominant, canopy of
Campnospermum brevipetiolatum, understory with Gynotroches axillaris,
Pandanus patina, ground flora with pteridophytes and sedges.
Tree 7 m tall, trunk 15 cm dbh with adventitious roots at base. Flower buds
pinkish white. Common locally. Vernacular name: akenwel.
Clearing for Piper methystichum (sakau) plantations
Lat/Long: 6° 155' 0" N 1580 15 0 E
Elev: 1870 ft = 570 m
David H. Lorence 9588	26	APR	2007
Steve Perlman, N. Tangalin, W. Law, Relio Lengsi,
Emos Eperiam
NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (PTBG)
Fieldwork suppported by NTBG, New York Botanical Garden, Marisla
Foundation, and Rasmussen Foundation
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