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Erling Christophersen across 5 islands, October – November 1929

October – November 1929 · 44 days, 21 of them collecting · 5 islands

All 315 specimensEvery record on the map181 photographed
ECCollectorErling Christophersen · collected 1829–1987
Specimens
315
Stops
20
Names
171
Types
4
With images
181
Km between stops
283
Companions
0
Departments
2

The route

14 October 1929

Day 1 of 44 · 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. 13 specimens, 3 names

    Eua zebrina 9, Pleuropoma beryllina 2, Samoana conica 2

    Eua zebrinaEua zebrinaEua zebrinaSamoana conica
    The specimens from 14 Oct →

  2. 28 specimens, 12 names

    Ostodes plicatus 11, Balaka insularis 4, Pleuropoma fulgora 3

    Ostodes plicatusPleuropoma fulgoraParopeas achatinaceumSuccinea crocata
    The specimens from 17 Oct →

  3. 15 specimens, 13 names · placed by island

    Macaranga monostyla 2, Tectaria decurrens 2, Diplazium echinatum 1

    Glochidion cuspidatumSamoana stevensonianaDiplazium echinatumPhyllanthus samoanus
    The specimens from 18 Oct →

  4. 6 specimens, 5 names · placed by island

    Balaka tahitensis 2, Calanthe triplicata 1, Marchantia vitiensis 1

    Balaka tahitensisBalaka tahitensis
    The specimens from 22 Oct →

  5. 11 specimens, 9 names · placed by island

    Hernandia nymphaeifolia 2, Averrhoa carambola 2, Eleocharis dulcis 1

    Ficus obliquaFicus tinctoriaSophora tomentosaHernandia nymphaeifolia
    The specimens from 23 Oct →

  6. 2 specimens, 2 names · placed by island

    Chrysopogon aciculatus 1, Diospyros foliosa 1

    Diospyros foliosaChrysopogon aciculatus
    The specimens from 24 Oct →

  7. 1 specimens, 1 name · placed by island

    Flueggea flexuosa 1

    The specimens from 25 Oct →

  8. 2 specimens, 2 names

    Agalmyla 1, Mycetia cauliflora 1

    AgalmylaMycetia cauliflora
    The specimens from 26 Oct →

  9. 47 specimens, 24 names

    Eua zebrina 14, Samoana conica 6, Piper macropiper 2

    Ostodes strigatusSamoana conicaSamoana conicaEua zebrina
    The specimens from 30 Oct →

  10. 15 specimens, 14 names · placed by island

    Canna indica 2, Erythrospermum acuminatissimum 1, Cyclophyllum barbatum 1

    Hoya betcheiErythrospermum acuminatissimumDiospyros samoensisBreynia disticha
    The specimens from 31 Oct →

  11. 3 specimens, 3 names · placed by island

    Capsicum frutescens 1, Dioscorea bulbifera 1, Gymnosporia vitiensis 1

    Gymnosporia vitiensis
    The specimens from 2 Nov →

  12. 57 specimens, 35 names · placed by island

    Myrsine myricifolia 4, Astronidium victoriae 3, Blechnopsis orientalis 3

    Myrsine myricifoliaCyrtandra geminataAstronidium victoriaeMelicope richii
    The specimens from 3 Nov →

  13. 3 specimens, 3 names · placed by island

    Barringtonia samoensis 1, Bulbophyllum longiscapum 1, Erythrina fusca 1

    Erythrina fusca
    The specimens from 4 Nov →

  14. 33 specimens, 28 names · placed by island

    Morinda pacifica 2, Baccaurea taitensis 2, Cranfillia vulcanica 2

    Ficus godeffroyiCephalomanes boryanumCrepidomanes bipunctatumCranfillia vulcanica
    The specimens from 7 Nov →

  15. 8 specimens, 5 names · placed by island

    Xylocarpus moluccensis 3, Nicotiana tabacum 2, Cordia subcordata 1

    Cordia subcordataXylocarpus moluccensisTerminalia samoensis
    The specimens from 9 Nov →

  16. 48 specimens, 30 names · placed by island

    Metrosideros collina 6, Hymenophyllum polyanthos 3, Bulbophyllum pachyanthum 2

    Samoana abbreviataPandanus paucicarpellatusThespesia populneaPhlegmariurus squarrosus
    The specimens from 10 Nov →

  17. 1 specimens, 1 name · placed by island

    Ctenopterella blechnoides 1

    Ctenopterella blechnoides
    The specimens from 11 Nov →

  18. 2 specimens, 2 names · placed by island

    Derris trifoliata 1, Tephrosia purpurea 1

    Derris trifoliataTephrosia purpurea
    The specimens from 12 Nov →

  19. 17 specimens, 13 names · placed by island

    Meryta macrophylla 3, Alstonia costata 3, Cyrtandra pulchella 1

    Cyrtandra pulchellaAlstonia costataAlstonia costata
    The specimens from 14 Nov–24 Nov →

  20. 1 specimens, 1 name

    Boehmeria rugosissima 1

    Boehmeria rugosissima
    The specimens from 26 Nov →

What came home

The names most often on the labels of this journey; the families: Partulidae 37, Orchidaceae 36, Myrtaceae 15, Rubiaceae 12, Neocyclotidae 12, Cyperaceae 9.

From the field

Hoya betcheiHoya betcheiGlochidion cuspidatumGlochidion cuspidatumOstodes strigatusOstodes strigatusOstodes plicatusOstodes plicatusMyrsine myricifoliaMyrsine myricifoliaErythrospermum acuminatissimumErythrospermum acuminatissimumSamoana abbreviataSamoana abbreviataCtenopterella blechnoidesCtenopterella blechnoidesFicus godeffroyiFicus godeffroyiCyrtandra geminataCyrtandra geminata
All 181 photographed specimens →

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