Selaginella kanehirae Alston

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Federated States of Micronesia

• State/Province

  Pohnpei

• County/Municipio

  Uh (Mun.)

• Locality

  U Municipality. Mt. Kupwuriso, plateau below and South of summit, along stream below campsite area.

• Elevation

  Alt. 567 m. (1860 ft.)

• Coordinates

  6.92, 158.25

• Georeferencing Method

  Corrected label coordinates. Coordinates invalid as provided, latitude minutes value exceeds 60: 9°155'0'N 158°15 0 E. Corrected latitude value from 6°155'0'N to 6°55'0"N, which plots in the correct region.

• Geodetic Datum

  WGS84

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

FLORA OF THE CAROLINE ISLANDS
Selaginella kanehirae Alston
SELAGXNELLACEAE
CAROLINE ISLANDS
P0HNPE3: U Municipality. Mt. Kupwuriso, plateau below and South of summit,
along stream below campsite area. Dense wet forest with Ciinostjgma
ponapensis canopy w/ Campnosperma brevipetiolata, Aglaia mariannensis,
Maesa carolinensis, Timonius ledermannii, Gynotroches axillaris, Fagraea
berteroana, Pandanus patina, Huperzia phlegmariana, Freycinetia,
Sphaeropteris, Peperomia glassmanii, Prosapita alata, Lmdsaea spp.
On rock in small waterfall zone of stream. Stem upright, foliage dk green to
yellow-green adaxially, abaxially white-green. Fertile at tips.
Lat/Long: 9° 155* “ N 158« 15 E
Elev: 1860 ft = 567 m
Natalia Tangalin 1175	26	APR	2007
D. Lorence, W. Law, Relio Lengsi, Emos Eperiam, S.
Perlman
NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (PTBG)
Fieldwork supported by NTBG and New York Botanical Garden
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