Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Sterculia fanaiho Setch.
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
Niue, Alofi, ± behind Latter Day Saints Church
Field Collection Date
08 Jun 2005
Field Collection Notes
At front of relic forest on rough coral slope up to Upper Terrace. A single adult tree (10738) and this collection from one of the few saplings. The latter are now rare being taken for weaving. (Outer bark cleaned off, bundled and put into sea for a couple of weeks, to give bleached inner bark strips).
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-19.06119, 169.92619 (± 500 m)
169.92619, 169.92619 (± 500 m)
Last Update
02 May 2023
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