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Jacques Florence across 4 islands of French Polynesia, April – June 1984

April – June 1984 · 63 days, 18 of them collecting · 4 islands

JFCollectorJacques Florence · collected 1873–2011
Specimens
147
Stops
7
Names
105
Types
5
With images
46
Km between stops
9,717
Companions
0
Departments
1

The route

17 April 1984

Day 1 of 63 · 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.

  1. 1 specimens, 1 name

    Melochia pyramidata 1

    The specimens from 17 Apr →
  2. 1 specimens, 1 name

    Veronica rapensis 1

    The specimens from 2 May →
  3. 9 specimens, 8 names

    Gymnosporia crenata 2, Crotalaria retusa 1, Peperomia leptostachya 1

    Crotalaria retusaGymnosporia crenataXylosma suaveolensGymnosporia crenata
    The specimens from 14 May →
  4. 86 specimens, 63 names

    Glochidion marchionicum 5, Metrosideros collina 3, Tectaria 3

    Xylosma suaveolensCyperus odoratusCheirodendron bastardianumChingia sakayensis
    The specimens from 17 May–1 Jun →
  5. 2 specimens, 2 names

    Dichelachne micrantha 1, Palhinhaea cernua 1

    The specimens from 2 Jun →
  6. 45 specimens, 39 names

    Metrosideros collina 2, Physalis peruviana 2, Dodonaea viscosa 2

    Oparanthus teikiteetiniiVachellia farnesianaChloris barbataTamarindus indica
    The specimens from 4 Jun–7 Jun →
  7. 2 specimens, 2 names

    Sesbania coccinea 1, Sesbania grandiflora 1

    Sesbania coccinea
    The specimens from 18 Jun →

What came home

The names most often on the labels of this journey; the families: Poaceae 11, Fabaceae 10, Phyllanthaceae 10, Malvaceae 7, Asteraceae 6, Myrtaceae 5.

From the field

All 46 photographed specimens →

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