Amyema artensis (Montrouz.) Danser

  • Filed As

    Loranthaceae
    Amyema artensis (Montrouz.) Danser

  • Collector(s)

    C. Trauernicht 96, 18 Feb 2005

  • Location

    Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Nahna Laud I.

  • Habitat

    Low, open canopy ridgetop cloud forest. Low canopy (4-6 m). Heavy rainfall (400+ in/yr). Vegeation dominated by small trees and shrubs (Pandanus patina, Glochidion, Garcinia) covered in epiphytic ferns and mosses, very shallow soil.

  • Description

    Small tree, 3-4 m tall, Flowers bisexual, actinomorphic, 3 cm across, red corolla, orange near petal tips, 5 petals, 5 stamens, flowers in bunches, laterally along stem, scentless, leaves opposite, glabrous, thick.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 202837

    Occurrence ID: 3f028ca8-15a0-4d42-bb39-cd62f9e7eb51

  • Related Publications

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

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  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Federated States of Micronesia

  • State/Province

    Pohnpei

  • Locality

    Nahna Laud I

  • Elevation

    Alt. 767 m. (2516 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    6.8712, 158.23

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    1000

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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