Vigna marina (Burm.) Merr.

FLORA OF THE CAROLINE ISLANDS
Vigna marina (Bunn.) Merr.
FABACEAE	BlSH, MBK, NY, US
CAROLINE ISLANDS
KOSRAE: Utwe Municipality. Utwe Ma. Upraised reef area of coral rubble and
sand behind beach, with fringing mangrove vegetation of Rhizophora (2 spp.)
Bruguiera gymnorrhiza, Lumnitzera littorea, Sonneratia alba, and shrubs
including Scaevola taccada, Smythea lanceata.
Herbaceous vine with trailing stems. Flowers yellow, fruits green ripening
brown. Common in strand vegetation area.
Lat/Long: 5° 16' 9" N 162° 57 13 E
Elev: 3 ft = 1 m
David H. Lorence 10123	27	m	201Q
C. Cianchini, W. Law, K. Wood, J. Sanney
NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (PTBG)
Fieldwork suppported by NTBG, New York Botanical Garden,
Germeshausen Foundation, Marisla Foundation, National Science
Foundation, National Geographic Society, and Rasmussen Foundation
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