Undetermined

  • Filed As

    Undetermined

  • Collector(s)

    C. Trauernicht 291 with Steve Perlman, Obak Kitalong, 23 Jan 2008

  • Location

    Palau. The Rock Islands. NW side of Ngeruktabel Island.

  • Habitat

    Collected from boat at island edge. Wet tropical evergreen forest on raised limestone karst.

  • Description

    Small tree, 4 m tall. Sprawling growth. Small green fruit (unripe). Leaves used as a substitute for Piper betel when chewing betelnut. Palauan name - Karuiau.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 04993883

    Occurrence ID: a2632e50-5235-4453-8c92-6dae6389c773

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  • Kingdom

    Algae

  • Division

    Undetermined

  • All Determinations

    Undetermined

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Palau

  • State/Province

    The Rock Islands

  • Locality

    NW side of Ngeruktabel Island

  • Elevation

    Alt. 3 m. (10 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    7.29317, 134.442

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The New York Botanical Garden
Institute of Economic Botany
Palau. The Rock Islands. NW side of Ngeruktabel Island.
7°17'35.4,rN, 134°26’30"E
Collected from boat at island edge. Wet tropical
evergreen forest on raised limestone karst.
Small tree, 4 m tall. Sprawling growth. Small green
fruit (unripe). Leaves used as a substitute for Piper
betel when chewing betelnut. Palauan name - Karuiau.
23 Jan 2008
C. Trauemicht, Steve Perlman, Obak Kitalong 2§ 1
The V. Kann Rasmussen Foundation
NYdb
04993883