Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Pipturus argenteus lanosus (G.Forst.) Wedd.
Classification
Family
Genus
Subname
lanosus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
Fiji, Yasawa Islands group, Waya Island, east side of peaks above Waya Levu
.
Field Collection Date
18 Jul 1992
Field Collection Notes
Occasional in open forest. Ripe fruit, the
receptacle white, not bitter. Wayan name "rome
alewa" given by one informant, but I am not sure
that this generally known - probably most just
recognize it as "(a kind of) rome"
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-17.28333, 177.13333
177.13333, 177.13333
Last Update
22 Nov 2016
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