Cyrtandra urvillei C.B.Clarke

  • Filed As

    Gesneriaceae
    Cyrtandra urvillei C.B.Clarke

  • Collector(s)

    C. Trauernicht 84, 09 Feb 2005

  • Location

    Federated States of Micronesia. Dolen Nankep, Kepnlewi forest.

  • Habitat

    Wet cliff face, shaded. Old-growth, hilltop forest fragment surrounded by sakau plantations below; Large cliff section; Very rocky unstable soil; High canopy (20-25 m) dominated by Elaeocarpus carolinensis; Very shaded understory with Pandanus (sp. dubious?) and Clinostigma palms abundant in midstory; East-facing slope aspect; Very moist conditions, esp. on cliff face; Hill top identified on map as Dolen Nankep.

  • Description

    Shrub, stems to 3 m; branching stems, leaves and flowers along last 3-4 nodes toward branch tips; Flowers white, 3 cm, zygomorphic, scentless; Leaves 30+ cm long, opposite, asymmetrical, serrated margins; Fruits 1-2 cm, white when mature (?-most immature).

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 202842

    Occurrence ID: 331a3808-b020-4289-acec-c6d223620eb8

  • Related Publications

    [Book] Balick, Michael J. 2009. Ethnobotany of Pohnpei. xi, 585.

    [Article] Herrera, Katherine, et al. 2010. Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia with Local Names and Uses. Allertonia. 10: 1-192.

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Lamiales

  • Family

    Gesneriaceae

  • All Determinations

    Cyrtandra urvillei C.B.Clarke det D. H. Lorence, Dec 2005

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Federated States of Micronesia

  • Locality

    Dolen Nankep, Kepnlewi forest

  • Elevation

    Alt. 450 m. (1476 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    6.8979, 158.212

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    1000

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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