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Jacques Florence in Rangiroa Atoll, Niau and Raiatea, January – February 1990

January – February 1990 · 23 days, 8 of them collecting · 3 islands

JFCollectorJacques Florence · collected 1873–2011
Specimens
68
Stops
4
Names
54
Types
0
With images
22
Km between stops
751
Companions
0
Departments
1

The route

15 January 1990

Day 1 of 23 · 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. 26 specimens, 23 names

    Achyranthes velutina 2, Heliotropium anomalum 2, Boerhavia tetrandra 2

    Euphorbia fosbergiiMicrosorum grossumAchyranthes velutinaScaevola paulayi
    The specimens from 15 Jan–17 Jan →
  2. 37 specimens, 35 names

    Portulaca oleracea 2, Nesogenes euphrasioides 2, Asplenium nidus 1

    Operculina polynesicaAbutilon indicumCasuarina equisetifoliaEuphorbia hirta
    The specimens from 18 Jan–20 Jan →
  3. 4 specimens, 4 names

    Alternanthera sessilis 1, Crotalaria pallida 1, Microsorum grossum 1

    Pandanus tectoriusCrotalaria pallidaMicrosorum grossum
    The specimens from 4 Feb →
  4. 1 specimens, 1 name

    Mangifera indica 1

    Mangifera indica
    The specimens from 6 Feb →

What came home

The names most often on the labels of this journey; the families: Poaceae 6, Amaranthaceae 4, Rubiaceae 4, Nyctaginaceae 3, Heliotropiaceae 3, Euphorbiaceae 3.

From the field

All 22 photographed specimens →

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