Ipomoea violacea L.

The New York Botanical Garden
Ipomoea violacea L*
lyn. I tuba (Schldl.) G. Don,
I macrantha Roem. & Schult.
det. M. Nee, 1995	^“7^
OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS
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febaoea sitacis fcJb- (	*gf
Det. F.R.F.
Locality Eniwetok Atoll, Japtan Island.
Habitat flat coral sand toward inner beach, becoming more and more rocky
toward outer beach and passage; vegetation, much disturbed by
bombs and bulldozers, is basically a brushy*forest of Scaevola, Pi-
snnia; Guettarda and Ochrosia, with some Morinda and scattered
Pandanus; inner portion cleared and planted to coconuts.
Abundant, climbing over everything.
Date May 15, 1946	Altitude	1-4	m.	(estimated)
Coll. F. R. Fosberg No. 24342	.. #
Remarks Extensive vine; leaves not fleshy; flowers
white, closed daring day*
U.S.G£.*Economic Survey of Micronesia
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