Melicope ponapensis Lauterb.

  • Filed As

    Rutaceae
    Melicope ponapensis Lauterb.

  • Collector(s)

    P. Emos Eperiam 59 with Francisca Sohl, Julie Cooper, Relio Lengsi, Reseio, 28 Mar 2006

  • Location

    Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Uh Municipality. Kupwuriso. Kupwuriso.

  • Habitat

    Upland forest.

  • Description

    Tree, approx 8 m tall, completely covered w/ mosses, ferns and orchids, bird's nest ferns. Leaf: grassy and thick dark green uppers and lowers. Flower in tight bundles, very small, unopened. Leaves long w/ smooth edges in a solitary bundle at end of branch. Branches skinny and bendable. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 05104142

    Occurrence ID: a76def3c-4a93-49fa-8429-be2328c7254d

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  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Federated States of Micronesia

  • State/Province

    Pohnpei

  • County/Municipio

    Uh Municipality

  • City/Township

    Kupwuriso

  • Locality

    Kupwuriso

  • Elevation

    Alt. 640 m. (2100 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    6.92135, 158.264

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The New York Botanical Garden
Institute of Economic Botany
Ethnobotanical Studies in Micronesia
Ethnobotanical Studies in Micronesia
Rutaceae
Melicope ponapensis Lauterb.
Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Uh Municipality.
Kupwuriso, Kupwuriso.
6°55,16.86’,N, 158°15t49.44”E
2101-2100 ft.
Upland forest.
Tree, approx 8 m tall, completely covered w/ mosses,
ferns and orchids, bird's nest ferns. Leaf: grassy and
thick dark green uppers and lowers. Flower in tight
bundles, very small, unopened. Leaves long w/ smooth
edges in a solitary bundle at end of branch. Branches
skinny and bendable«
N.V. Ahken nan wel [Pohnpeian]
28 Mar 2006
P. Emos Eperiam, Francisca Sohl, Julie Cooper, Relio Lengsi,
Reseio Jp
- The V. Kann Rasmussen Foundation
NYdb
05104142