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Jacques Florence across 4 islands of French Polynesia, February – March 1986

February – March 1986 · 27 days, 19 of them collecting · 4 islands

JFCollectorJacques Florence · collected 1873–2011
Specimens
133
Stops
7
Names
105
Types
2
With images
41
Km between stops
15,964
Companions
0
Departments
1

The route

16 February 1986

Day 1 of 27 · 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. 4 specimens, 4 names

    Arivela viscosa 1, Decaisnina forsteriana 1, Glochidion marchionicum 1

    Glochidion marchionicumArivela viscosa
    The specimens from 16 Feb →
  2. 18 specimens, 17 names

    Zingiber zerumbet 2, Arachniodes aristata 1, Asplenium quaylei 1

    Salvia coccineaCrotalaria retusaMiscanthus floridulusAbrus precatorius
    The specimens from 18 Feb–20 Feb →
  3. 18 specimens, 16 names

    Amblovenatum opulentum 3, Colubrina asiatica 1, Crotalaria spectabilis 1

    Desmodium incanumCrotalaria spectabilisManihot esculentaGrona heterocarpos
    The specimens from 21 Feb–23 Feb →
  4. 3 specimens, 3 names

    Bacopa monnieri 1, Canavalia rosea 1, Ipomoea pes-caprae 1

    Ipomoea pes-capraeCanavalia rosea
    The specimens from 24 Feb →
  5. 41 specimens, 37 names

    Microsorum membranifolium 2, Peperomia pallida 2, Abutilon grandifolium 2

    Abutilon grandifoliumSelaginella arbusculaOcimum gratissimumCasuarina equisetifolia
    The specimens from 26 Feb–28 Feb →
  6. 6 specimens, 6 names

    Cyathula prostrata 1, Nephrolepis acutifolia 1, Passiflora quadrangularis 1

    The specimens from 1 Mar →
  7. 43 specimens, 38 names

    Glochidion marchionicum 2, Psychotria toviana 2, Cheirodendron bastardianum 2

    Glochidion marchionicumPterophylla marquesanaScaevola subcapitataXylosma confusa
    The specimens from 3 Mar–14 Mar →

What came home

The names most often on the labels of this journey; the families: Poaceae 9, Rubiaceae 8, Fabaceae 7, Piperaceae 7, Phyllanthaceae 6, Malvaceae 6.

From the field

All 41 photographed specimens →

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