Flagellaria indica L.

  • Filed As

    Flagellariaceae
    Flagellaria indica L.

  • Collector(s)

    J. Bee 9 with James Dunham, Jon Stafford, Jul 2001

  • Location

    Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Kitti (Mun.). Nanmand Village.

  • Habitat

    Path side, gap area, forest.

  • Description

    Scrambling herb, no woody tissue, multiple stems arise from ground and reach 10m in length. Mostly unbranched stems but fork occasionally. Leaves alternate, distichous. Mature fruits scarlet, immature fruits green, 1cm diameter, borne at stem apex.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 194750

    Occurrence ID: 5ceb7ff5-0305-4d3f-8779-dccde8c15197

  • Related Publications

    [Book] Balick, Michael J. 2009. Ethnobotany of Pohnpei: Plants, People, and Island Culture. xi, 585.

    [Article] Herrera, Katherine, et al. 2010. Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia with Local Names and Uses. Allertonia. 10: 1-192.

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Poales

  • Family

    Flagellariaceae

  • All Determinations

    Flagellaria indica L.

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Federated States of Micronesia

  • State/Province

    Pohnpei

  • County/Municipio

    Kitti (Mun.)

  • Locality

    Nanmand Village

  • Elevation

    Alt. 100 m. (328 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    6.8251, 158.169

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    1000

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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