Cyrtandra rotumaensis H.St.John

ISOTYPE

Credit:MNHN - Paris, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, MJ - 2008

Project:Mellon

Specimen

Herbier

MNHN-P-P00271349

Sector

OCE (Oceania)

Taxonomy

Family

Gesneriaceae

Genus

Cyrtandra

Species

Cyrtandra rotumaensis

Name

Cyrtandra rotumaensis H.St.John

Origin

Country label

Fiji

Country ISO (code)

Fiji (fj)

Verbatim locality

Rotuma island : Motusa, Itutiu Dist moist forest on rocks near shore

Phenology

Collector's name

H. Saint-John

Collector's number

18997

Collection date

1938-6-30

Altitude

Geographic coordinates

12° 30' 0'' S ; 177° 4' 59.988'' E

-12.5 ; 177.08333

Description

2 m shrub, los. green above, whitish berath; fl. white, lobes rotate, fruit white lanceovoïd, 12-16 mm long; herbage when wet if touched raises a red "rarhon" slin, very plainful, costs one day

Determination