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Jacques Florence across 4 islands, April – July 1991

April – July 1991 · 85 days, 40 of them collecting · 4 islands

JFCollectorJacques Florence · collected 1873–2011
Specimens
294
Stops
7
Names
144
Types
1
With images
64
Km between stops
5,985
Companions
2
Departments
1

The route

18 April 1991

Day 1 of 85 · 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. 82 specimens, 73 names

    Digitaria setigera 3, Glochidion comitum 2, Angiopteris evecta 2

    Desmodium tortuosumCyperus javanicusBauhinia monandraIpomoea indica
    The specimens from 18 Apr–24 Apr →
  2. 99 specimens, 54 names

    Santalum insulare 6, Scaevola taccada 4, Lepidium bidentatum 4

    Achyranthes asperaPandanus tectoriusSenna gaudichaudiiEuphorbia sparrmanni
    The specimens from 26 Apr–23 May →
  3. 27 specimens, 19 names

    Microsorum grossum 5, Kadua romanzoffiensis 3, Ceodes grandis 2

    Achyranthes velutinaScaevola taccadaCalophyllum inophyllumSolanum viride
    The specimens from 29 May–3 Jun →
  4. 20 specimens, 16 names

    Senecio stokesii 3, Thuarea involuta 2, Psydrax odoratus 2

    Microsorum grossum
    The specimens from 7 Jun–8 Jun →
  5. 1 specimens, 1 name

    Paspalum orbiculare 1

    The specimens from 9 Jun →
  6. 30 specimens, 25 names

    Santalum insulare 2, Senecio stokesii 2, Geniostoma rupestre 2

    Euphorbia sparrmanniCanavalia roseaOperculina polynesicaHernandia ovigera
    The specimens from 12 Jun–5 Jul →
  7. 33 specimens, 29 names

    Microsorum powellii 2, Alsophila societarum 2, Homalium taypau 2

    Achyranthes asperaHomalium taypauLablab purpureusLablab purpureus
    The specimens from 9 Jul–11 Jul →

What came home

The names most often on the labels of this journey; the families: Asteraceae 22, Rubiaceae 21, Poaceae 20, Polypodiaceae 13, Fabaceae 12, Aspleniaceae 12.

From the field

All 64 photographed specimens →

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