Geniostoma rupestre J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

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HERBARIUM 2874/f
T. G. YUNCKER	*
Flora of Niue Island
Herbarium of Bernice P. Bishop Museum
I No. 9625
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(Seniostoma rupestri-e Forster t T-&%
Corolla white. Shrub 2 m. tall; In
thicket edge of clearing 6 ml. east
of Alofl village. 66 m. alt,
Jan. 13, 1940.
, Coll. T. G. Yuncker	tete ^,
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rupestre Forster, Charact. Gen. Plant., 24, pi. 12,1776.
up to 2 or more m. tall. Leaves opposite, elliptic, entire, up to 8 cm, long and
somewhat crowded towards the ends of the branches, obtuse or acutish, petioles
mm* Jon£* Flowers small, white, in small, branching, axillary, cymose clusters,
pointed, about S mm. long.
in thickets (9625, 9696, 10092, 10152). An extract of the bark is
native medicines for kidney or bladder disorders and also for diarrhea.
to scent oil and is made into leis. Native names, tete, teatea.
TRUMAN G. YUNCKER HERBARIUM
0F BEPAUW UNIVERSITY (DPU)
PURCHASED BY NY IN 1987
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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