Waltheria indica L.

Specimen

UM-MPU-MPU889940

Collection

Plants of the Marquesas, Hiva'Oa Island / U.S. National Herbarium

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

Taxonomy

Family

Malvaceae

Genus

Waltheria

Species

Waltheria indica

Name

Waltheria indica L.

Origin

Country label

Polynésie Française

Country ISO (code)

French Polynesia (pf)

State/Province

Hiva Oa

County

Hanamenu

Verbatim locality

Marquesas. Hiva'Oa Island. Partially dissected upland between Hanamenu and cave Anatuakina. Ridgecrest above Anatuakina

Phenology

fert

Collector's name

B.G. Decker

Collector's number

1253

Collection date

1964-1-8

Altitude

300 -600

Maximum altitude (meters)

600

Geographic coordinates

9° 46' 12'' S ; 139° 8' 24'' O

-9.77 ; -139.14

Description

Shrub 30-100cm. Corollas yellow-orange. Very common

Ecological note

Xerophytic woodland roamed by feral goats, cattle, horses and pigs

Determination history

Florence	6/1999	Waltheria indica L.
Vu pour la flore de Polynésie Française (n°017657)
Fosberg	1964 ?	Waltheria indica L.
Saunders	Aug 1995	Waltheria indica L.
The University of Texas at Austin (TEX,LL), Monograph of Waltheria (Sterculiaceae), "complex"

Waltheria indica L.

Specimen

Taxonomy

Origin

Determination history

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