J.R. Croft in New Britain, Ott Island and Kakolan, May – June 1973
May – June 1973 · 38 days, 22 of them collecting · 3 islands
JCCollectorJ.R. Croft · collected 1968–1989- Specimens
- 185
- Stops
- 9
- Names
- 144
- Types
- 4
- With images
- 158
- Km between stops
- 542
- Companions
- 3
- Departments
- 1
The route
2 May 1973
Day 1 of 38 · 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.
34 specimens, 30 names
Lygodium 2, Mallotus tiliifolius 2, Ficus pungens 2
The specimens from 2 May–6 May →17 specimens, 16 names
Macaranga suleensis 2, Eurya 1, Eurya acuminata 1
The specimens from 7 May–8 May →27 specimens, 24 names
Morinda citrifolia 2, Ficus calopilina 2, Eucalyptus deglupta 2
The specimens from 10 May–12 May →49 specimens, 39 names
Planchonella 3, Calophyllum soulattri 3, Cryptocarya 3
The specimens from 15 May–18 May →22 specimens, 19 names
Terminalia catappa 2, Syzygium branderhorstii 2, Mucuna gigantea 2
The specimens from 19 May–20 May →11 specimens, 10 names
Gardenia hansemannii 2, Calophyllum inophyllum 1, Donax canniformis 1
The specimens from 29 May–30 May →10 specimens, 8 names
Vitex quinata 2, Macrococculus pomifer 2, Flacourtia zippelii 1
The specimens from 2 Jun →10 specimens, 9 names
Osmelia philippina 2, Gymnacranthera farquhariana 1, Mastixia kaniensis 1
The specimens from 3 Jun–4 Jun →3 specimens, 2 names
Combretum tetralophum 2, Chara 1
The specimens from 8 Jun →
What came home
The names most often on the labels of this journey; the families: Rubiaceae 13, Euphorbiaceae 11, Myrtaceae 11, Moraceae 10, Myristicaceae 9, Fabaceae 7.
From the field
Eurya
Osmelia philippina
Calophyllum inophyllum
Myristica
Mucuna gigantea
Ficus funiculosa
Syzygium tierneyanum
Sphenostemon papuanus
Garcinia dulcis
Donax canniformis