Biogeographical Region:

61 - South-Central Pacific  Search this

Collector:

Kenneth R. Wood  Search this

Microhabitat Description:

Pandanus tectorius - Freycinetia impavida lowland to montane forest and wind-swept shrubland  Search this

Min. Elevation:

950  Search this

Place:

Steep slopes to the northwest of Teavahaakiti, French Polynesia, Pacific Islands

Collection Date:

30 Nov 2003

Notes:

Habitat degradation and destruction by feral pigs [only a few pigs observed], catastrophic extinction through environmental events, predation by rats [Rattus exulans] that eat seeds

Record Last Modified:

19 Oct 2023

Specimen Count:

1

Taxonomy:

Plantae Pteridophyte Polypodiales Aspleniaceae

Published Name:

Asplenium insiticium Brack. in Wilkes

Barcode:

00781228

Other Numbers:

Duplicate distribution : AD, BISH, BR, K, MO, NY, P, PAP, PTBG, US

USNM Number:

3463813

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Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

Marquesas Collection

Flora of Polynesia

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34cdc6870-671c-4235-97f6-ac1b0a5e2ddd

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_12920707