Campnosperma brevipetiolata Volkens

  • Filed As

    Anacardiaceae
    Campnosperma brevipetiolata Volkens

  • Collector(s)

    J. Bee 28 with James Dunham, Jon Stafford, Aug 2001

  • Location

    Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Salapwuk Village.

  • Habitat

    Side of rough track.

  • Description

    Tree, height 8m, dbh 290mm. Sap, sticky white, slightly viscous. Leaves, 80mm long, 25mm wide. Leaves sprout in rosette at terminal end of branches. When a leaf is cut off, remaining stub oozes an oily liquid. Crushed leaf has distinctive scent.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 194769

    Occurrence ID: 99cc7421-3555-4b75-b491-e7cc48df4a43

  • 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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  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Federated States of Micronesia

  • State/Province

    Pohnpei

  • Locality

    Salapwuk Village

  • Elevation

    Alt. 150 m. (492 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    6.8522, 158.183

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    1000

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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