Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC.

PLANTS OF THE CAROLINE ISLANDS
PALAU ISLANDS
Alysicarpus vaginalis
Det.
ocality Arakabesan Island, west side near old Japanese seaplane base
[abitat volcanic breccia and soil derived from it; weedy open ground and
secondary woods and thickets.
Common on open flats,
ate July 18-21;; 1946 Altitude 1-20 m. (estimated)
!oll. F. R. Fosberg No. 25665
lemarks Very prostrate, large clumps; flowers dull
purplishl
U.S.C.C. Economic Survey of Micronesia
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
From THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL HERBARIUM
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