Ipomoea pes-caprae subsp. brasiliensis (L.) Ooststr.

Cat. Micron, ffcPLANTS OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS
Ipomoes pes-caprae	(t
Det. P (I?
Locality Kwajalein Atoll, Bigej (“Bennett”) Islet.
Habitat coral sand and gravel, much torn up by bulldozers but Being densely
revegetated by a deep tangled brush of Wedelia, Messerschmidia,
Scaevola, etc.
common in openings and on beaches.
Date Aug. 17, 1946	Altitude	1-3	m. (estimated)
Coll. F. R. Fosberg No. 26506
Remarks prostrate, extensive;
flowers bright purple.
U.S.C.C. Economic Survey of Micronesia
05100490