Metroxylon amicarum Becc.

  • Filed As

    Arecaceae
    Metroxylon amicarum Becc.

  • Collector(s)

    M. J. Balick 3804 with Diane Ragone, Jim Wiseman, Matt Long, Tim Flynn & Francisco Sohl (local guide and Asst. Admin. Officer of Mwalok Village), 31 Aug 1997

  • Location

    Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Sokehs (Mun.). Trail to Pohndolap.

  • Habitat

    Forest. Along path, near peak.

  • Description

    Palm to 10m, dbh 40 cm; leaves pinnate ca 14 contemporaneous leaves per palm, middle pinna 1.25m x 5cm; fruits round, 10 cm in diam., covered with brown scales.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 89051

    Occurrence ID: 071ad215-0302-4962-b7f7-29673015edfe

  • Related Objects

    Specimen - 205023, M. J. Balick 3804, Metroxylon amicarum Becc., Arecaceae (36.0), Magnoliophyta;

  • Related Publications

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

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Arecales

  • Family

    Arecaceae

  • All Determinations

    Metroxylon amicarum Becc. det M. J. Balick, 1998

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Federated States of Micronesia

  • State/Province

    Pohnpei

  • County/Municipio

    Sokehs (Mun.)

  • Locality

    Trail to Pohndolap

  • Elevation

    Alt. 250 m. (820 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    6.9708, 158.189

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