Waltheria indica L.

Specimen

UM-MPU-MPU889941

Collection

Plants of the Marquesas, Uahuka 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

Ua Huka

Locality

Ha'avei Beach

Verbatim locality

Marquesas. Ua Huka. Upper Ha'avei valley - Tehope'ote ahu

Phenology

fert

Collector's name

B.G. Decker

Collector's number

1442

Collection date

1964-2-14

Altitude

200 -250

Maximum altitude (meters)

250

Geographic coordinates

8° 56' 24.72'' S ; 139° 35' 44.16'' O

-8.9402 ; -139.5956

Description

Shrub 1-2m. Sparingly branched. Corollas yellow-orange. Very common.

Ecological note

Ubiquitous on dry, sunny slopes. Slopes to approx. 30°. Stream perennial

Determination history

Florence	10/1998	Waltheria indica L.
Vu pour la flore de Polynésie Française (n°013603)
Fosberg	1964 ?	Waltheria indica L.
Wagner	1990	Waltheria indica L.
U.S. National Herbarium

Waltheria indica L.

Specimen

Taxonomy

Origin

Determination history

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