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Otto Degener in Oʻahu, May – July 1923

May – July 1923 · 57 days, 14 of them collecting · Oʻahu

ODCollectorOtto Degener · collected 1908–1995
Specimens
56
Stops
13
Names
45
Types
0
With images
54
Km between stops
979
Companions
0
Departments
1

The route

15 May 1923

Day 1 of 57 · 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. 3 specimens, 3 names · placed by island

    Blumea sinuata 1, Cladium mariscus 1, Wikstroemia oahuensis 1

    Blumea sinuataCladium mariscusWikstroemia oahuensis
    The specimens from 15 May →
  2. 2 specimens, 2 names · placed by island

    Acacia confusa 1, Pithecellobium dulce 1

    Acacia confusaPithecellobium dulce
    The specimens from 24 May →
  3. 9 specimens, 9 names

    Adiantum capillus-veneris 1, Ambrosia confertiflora 1, Centaurium erythraea 1

    Vigna marinaSantalum freycinetianumReichardia picroidesPlumbago zeylanica
    The specimens from 31 May–2 Jun →
  4. 1 specimens, 1 name · placed by island

    Medicago polymorpha 1

    Medicago polymorpha
    The specimens from 4 Jun →
  5. 6 specimens, 6 names

    Dimocarpus longan 1, Hibiscus arnottianus 1, Melicope wawreana 1

    Peperomia tetraphyllaDimocarpus longanHibiscus arnottianusPhlegmariurus phyllanthus
    The specimens from 11 Jun →
  6. 4 specimens, 3 names · placed by island

    Wikstroemia oahuensis 2, Kadua affinis 1, Santalum freycinetianum 1

    Santalum freycinetianumKadua affinisWikstroemia oahuensisWikstroemia oahuensis
    The specimens from 18 Jun →
  7. 3 specimens, 3 names

    Alysicarpus vaginalis 1, Cucumis dipsaceus 1, Guilandina bonduc 1

    Alysicarpus vaginalisGuilandina bonducCucumis dipsaceus
    The specimens from 25 Jun →
  8. 4 specimens, 4 names

    Blumea sinuata 1, Cassytha filiformis 1, Dimocarpus longan 1

    Cassytha filiformisBlumea sinuataDimocarpus longanMicrosorum grossum
    The specimens from 1 Jul →
  9. 9 specimens, 8 names · placed by island

    Elaeocarpus bifidus 2, Doodia kunthiana 1, Kadua acuminata 1

    Scaevola mollisElaeocarpus bifidusElaeocarpus bifidusKadua cordata
    The specimens from 3 Jul →
  10. 2 specimens, 2 names · placed by island

    Elaeocarpus bifidus 1, Korthalsella complanata 1

    Korthalsella complanataElaeocarpus bifidus
    The specimens from 5 Jul →
  11. 1 specimens, 1 name · placed by island

    Kadua affinis 1

    Kadua affinis
    The specimens from 7 Jul →
  12. 4 specimens, 3 names · placed by island

    Adenostemma viscosum 2, Hydrangea arguta 1, Solanum capsicoides 1

    Adenostemma viscosumHydrangea argutaAdenostemma viscosumSolanum capsicoides
    The specimens from 8 Jul →
  13. 8 specimens, 8 names

    Aleurites moluccanus 1, Calophyllum inophyllum 1, Centaurium erythraea 1

    Syzygium malaccenseTriumfetta rhomboideaTerminalia catappaCentaurium erythraea
    The specimens from 10 Jul →

What came home

The names most often on the labels of this journey; the families: Fabaceae 7, Asteraceae 6, Rubiaceae 5, Elaeocarpaceae 3, Convolvulaceae 3, Thymelaeaceae 3.

From the field

All 54 photographed specimens →

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