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

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Locality
Habitat
Date
Coll. F. I
Remarks
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Det. FSIF
Hare Islet (Hale L)
flat coral sand with considerable humus; planted to coconuts and
breadfruit, moist with rather little undergrowth in most places.
Aug. 3, 1946	Altitude 1 m. (estimated)
I. Fosberg No. 26096
Abundant in one place near Japanese establish-
ment, especially in an enormous bomb crater.
Prostrate, luxuriant; flowers bright purple,
beginning to wilt in late âfternoon. Said to
have been brought in by Japanese. r,tihuuheM
U.S.C.C. Économie Survey of Micronesia
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