Cyathula prostrata (L.) Blume
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Filed As
Amaranthaceae
Cyathula prostrata (L.) Blume -
Collector(s)
C. Trauernicht 93, 10 Feb 2005
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Location
Federated States of Micronesia. Kepnlewi mixed plantations.
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Habitat
Trails and plantation edges. Low elevation sakau plantations mixed with small forest fragments (>0.5 ha.). Many weedy spp. (grasses, Merremia). Clearings larger than forest fragments and mostly open canopy sakau plantings.
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Description
Creeping herb, flowering stems to 20 cm; weedy amaranth, abundant on trail. Terminal inflorence, stiff, purple bracts; leaves opposite, stems rooting at nodes.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 202853
Occurrence ID: aa6b9a5c-eda1-401d-9a8f-6fbbb5ccb972
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Related Publications
[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
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Caryophyllales
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Family
Amaranthaceae
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All Determinations
Cyathula prostrata (L.) Blume det D. H. Lorence, Dec 2005
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Region
Oceania
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Country
Federated States of Micronesia
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Locality
Kepnlewi mixed plantations
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Elevation
Alt. 100 m. (328 ft.)
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Coordinates
6.9108, 158.212
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Coordinate Uncertainty (m)
1000
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Geodetic Datum
WGS84
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Distribution
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Cyathula prostrata (L.) Blume