Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Hedyotis callitrichoides (Griseb.) W.H.Lewis
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
Cook Islands, Rarotonga, Arorangi, opposite Arorangi Primary School, Ziona 1849 churchyard
Field Collection Date
20 Aug 2014
Field Collection Notes
Common in crevices of old, whitewashed, coral rock graves & walls. Forming dense mats, often starting in moss colony. Flowers on erect pedicels. Petals four, white. Fruit decumbent. With Plantago lanceolata, Pilea microphylla, Cyclospermum leptophyllum
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-21.23161, -159.82747
-159.82747, -159.82747
Last Update
09 Aug 2017
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