Waltheria indica L.

Specimen

UM-MPU-MPU889944

Collection

Plants of the Marquesas, Uapou 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

Marquesas

County

Ua Pou

Locality

Hakahau

Verbatim locality

Marquesas. Uapou Island : West flank, Hakahetau valley

Phenology

fert

Collector's name

B.G. Decker

Collector's number

2237

Collection date

1964-5-14

Altitude

50 -250

Maximum altitude (meters)

250

Geographic coordinates

9° 22' 15.6'' S ; 140° 6' 0'' O

-9.371 ; -140.1

Description

Suffruticose, 50-100cm. Corollas yellow

Ecological note

Along trail. Very common to abundant especially on exposed slopes near sea

Determination history

Florence	10/1998	Waltheria indica L.
Vu pour la flore de Polynésie Française (n°013615)
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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