Gomphrena globosa L.

Credit:MPU - Université de Montpellier - 2025

Specimen

UM-MPU-MPU1403661

Collection

Plants of the Marquesas, Ua Huka Island / U.S National Herbarium

Projet soutenu par le ministère de l’Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche, financement obtenu en 2024

Taxonomy

Family

Amaranthaceae

Genus

Gomphrena

Species

Gomphrena globosa

Name

Gomphrena globosa L.

Origin

Country label

Polynésie Française

Country ISO (code)

French Polynesia (pf)

State/Province

Ua Huka

Locality

Vaipaee

Verbatim locality

Marquesas. Uahuka Island. Vaipae'e village approx. 1 km inland from bayhead. Lichtle yard

Phenology

Collector's name

B.G. Decker

Collector's number

1685

Collection date

1964-2-24

Altitude

1 -10

Maximum altitude (meters)

Geographic coordinates

8° 55' 43.68'' S ; 139° 34' 34.68'' O

-8.9288 ; -139.5763

Description

Shrub 50cm. Inflorescence violet, showy. Ornamental planting

Determination history

Florence	10/1998	Gomphrena globosa L.
Vu pour la flore de Polynésie Française
Fosberg	1964 ?	Gomphrena globosa L.
Wagner	January 1991	Gomphrena globosa L.
U.S National Herbarium

Gomphrena globosa L.

Specimen

Taxonomy

Origin

Determination history

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