Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Desmodium triflorum (L.) DC.
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
Tonga, Ha'apai Group, Lifuka Island, old plantation south of Pangai
Field Collection Date
10 Jul 1988
Field Collection Notes
Growing on sandy soil amongst weeds beneath coconut
palms; locally abundant forming a closely appressed
ground cover; flowers mauve-purple
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-19.81667, -174.35
-174.35, -174.35
Last Update
21 Nov 2016
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