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Erling Christophersen in Upolu, Tutuila and Ofu, August – September 1929

August – September 1929 · 37 days, 25 of them collecting · 3 islands

All 587 specimensEvery record on the map343 photographed
ECCollectorErling Christophersen · collected 1829–1987
Specimens
587
Stops
24
Names
345
Types
33
With images
343
Km between stops
31
Companions
0
Departments
2

The route

1 August 1929

Day 1 of 37 · under way

Each numbered point is a stop: a run of days spent within about ten kilometres. The route between stops is drawn straight; the real course went by sea, by road or on foot. Hollow-looking stops are placed at the centre of an island whose labels carry no coordinates.

  1. 12 specimens, 7 names

    Pleuropoma 3, Eua montana 3, Diastole 2

    Samoana canalisEua montanaEua montanaGrona triflora
    The specimens from 1 Aug →

  2. 57 specimens, 45 names · placed by island

    Peperomia rechingerae 3, Ceodes umbellifera 2, Asplenium falcatum 2

    Freycinetia storckiiFicus uniauriculataFreycinetia reineckeiFagraea berteroana
    The specimens from 5 Aug →

  3. 39 specimens, 32 names · placed by island

    Pandanus lanutooensis 3, Antrophyum callifolium 2, Alocasia macrorrhizos 2

    Asplenium cuneatumAlocasia macrorrhizosAsplenium tenerumDeparia petersenii
    The specimens from 6 Aug →

  4. 10 specimens, 10 names · placed by island

    Adiantum diaphanum 1, Amyema artensis 1, Castilla elastica 1

    Castilla elasticaPyrrosia lanceolataAdiantum diaphanumCrepidomanes intermedium
    The specimens from 7 Aug →

  5. 23 specimens, 15 names · placed by island

    Oleandra neriiformis 3, Nephrolepis biserrata 2, Calycosia sessilis 2

    Oleandra neriiformisFreycinetia reineckeiNephrolepis biserrataDavallia repens
    The specimens from 8 Aug →

  6. 35 specimens, 29 names · placed by island

    Melicope latifolia 4, Mikania micrantha 2, Dendrocnide harveyi 2

    Dicranopteris linearisMaesa samoanaAgeratum conyzoidesMedinilla samoensis
    The specimens from 10 Aug →

  7. 44 specimens, 36 names · placed by island

    Phlegmariurus phlegmaria 3, Coelogyne lycastoides 3, Pandanus turritus 2

    Diplazium echinatumPandanus turritusPolyphlebium endlicherianumAsplenium tenerum
    The specimens from 12 Aug →

  8. 26 specimens, 14 names · placed by island

    Diplazium proliferum 4, Hypolepis tenuifolia 3, Diplazium echinatum 2

    Diplazium dilatatumAngiopteris opacaHypolepis tenuifoliaDiplazium proliferum
    The specimens from 13 Aug →

  9. 24 specimens, 20 names · placed by island

    Claoxylon samoense 3, Asplenium shuttleworthianum 2, Canthium merrillii 2

    Claoxylon samoenseAsplenium horridumBaccaurea taitensisElaeocarpus magnifolius
    The specimens from 14 Aug →

  10. 37 specimens, 26 names · placed by island

    Paratrophis anthropophagorum 5, Peperomia samoensis 3, Barringtonia samoensis 3

    Paratrophis anthropophagorumParatrophis anthropophagorumBarringtonia samoensisPhlegmariurus phlegmaria
    The specimens from 15 Aug →

  11. 22 specimens, 17 names

    Diastole 4, Diastole schmeltziana 2, Pleuropoma plicatilis 2

    Myristica inutilisDiastoleDiastole schmeltzianaPleuropoma plicatilis
    The specimens from 16 Aug →

  12. 33 specimens, 24 names · placed by island

    Thiaridae 6, Lomariopsis brackenridgei 2, Clinostigma onchorhynchum 2

    ThiaridaeFicus obliquaElaeocarpus ulianusThiaridae
    The specimens from 17 Aug →

  13. 10 specimens, 10 names · placed by island

    Aleurites moluccanus 1, Didymocheton samoensis 1, Eleusine indica 1

    Aleurites moluccanusFicus godeffroyiFlacourtia rukamStrongylodon lucidus
    The specimens from 19 Aug →

  14. 19 specimens, 17 names · placed by island

    Atuna excelsa 2, Luffa aegyptiaca 2, Alyxia stellata 1

    Atuna excelsaTacca leontopetaloidesAlyxia stellataLuffa aegyptiaca
    The specimens from 20 Aug →

  15. 56 specimens, 42 names · placed by island

    Pandanus lanutooensis 5, Alyxia bracteolosa 3, Baccaurea taitensis 2

    Cryptocarya wilderianaDiospyros samoensisPandanus lanutooensisAstronidium subcordatum
    The specimens from 21 Aug →

  16. 5 specimens, 5 names · placed by island

    Bidens pilosa 1, Eleusine indica 1, Eugenia uniflora 1

    Eugenia unifloraSynedrella nodifloraKalanchoe pinnataBidens pilosa
    The specimens from 25 Aug →

  17. 19 specimens, 17 names · placed by island

    Pyrrosia lanceolata 2, Davallia epiphyll 2, Cyperus javanicus 1

    Vigna marinaCerbera manghasTerminalia catappaPyrrosia lanceolata
    The specimens from 27 Aug →

  18. 23 specimens, 17 names · placed by island

    Pseuderanthemum maculatum 4, Artocarpus altilis 4, Canthium merrillii 1

    Cyanthillium cinereumPseuderanthemum maculatumArtocarpus altilisPseuderanthemum maculatum
    The specimens from 28 Aug →

  19. 16 specimens, 15 names · placed by island

    Acrostichum aureum 2, Cenchrus echinatus 1, Crotalaria pallida 1

    Dendrolobium umbellatumUrena lobataAcrostichum aureumCrotalaria pallida
    The specimens from 29 Aug–30 Aug →

  20. 1 specimens, 1 name · placed by island

    Halophila ovalis 1

    The specimens from 2 Sep →

  21. 1 specimens, 1 name · placed by island

    Eugenia uniflora 1

    Eugenia uniflora
    The specimens from 3 Sep →

  22. 33 specimens, 18 names · placed by island

    Psychotria pacifica 5, Syzygium oligadelphum 3, Pandanus tectorius 2

    Syzygium oligadelphumPsychotria xanthochloraPsychotria pacificaWeinmannia
    The specimens from 4 Sep →

  23. 4 specimens, 4 names · placed by island

    Abelmoschus moschatus 1, Psychotria pacifica 1, Syzygium malaccense 1

    Abelmoschus moschatus
    The specimens from 5 Sep →

  24. 33 specimens, 24 names · placed by island

    Gynochthodes bucidifolia 3, Davallia graeffei 2, Elaphoglossum callifolium 2

    Homalanthus acuminatusSphaeropteris truncataGeniostoma rupestreSphaeropteris vaupelii
    The specimens from 6 Sep →

What came home

The names most often on the labels of this journey; the families: Rubiaceae 42, Orchidaceae 38, Pandanaceae 24, Moraceae 19, Myrtaceae 18, Polypodiaceae 16.

From the field

Cryptocarya wilderianaCryptocarya wilderianaDiplazium echinatumDiplazium echinatumAsplenium cuneatumAsplenium cuneatumDiospyros samoensisDiospyros samoensisThiaridaeThiaridaeParatrophis anthropophagorumParatrophis anthropophagorumOleandra neriiformisOleandra neriiformisVigna marinaVigna marinaDicranopteris linearisDicranopteris linearisFicus obliquaFicus obliqua
All 343 photographed specimens →

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