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Jacques Florence across 5 islands of French Polynesia, March – May 1992

March – May 1992 · 49 days, 17 of them collecting · 5 islands

JFCollectorJacques Florence · collected 1873–2011
Specimens
227
Stops
6
Names
171
Types
1
With images
47
Km between stops
2,824
Companions
1
Departments
1

The route

28 March 1992

Day 1 of 49 · 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. 2 specimens, 2 names

    Cryptostegia grandiflora 1, Physalis angulata 1

    The specimens from 28 Mar →
  2. 1 specimens, 1 name

    Timonius uniflorus 1

    The specimens from 3 Apr →
  3. 6 specimens, 6 names

    Capsicum frutescens 1, Digitaria radicosa 1, Emilia fosbergii 1

    The specimens from 5 Apr →
  4. 1 specimens, 1 name

    Psilotum complanatum 1

    The specimens from 11 Apr →
  5. 15 specimens, 15 names

    Cestrum nocturnum 1, Cyclospermum leptophyllum 1, Daucus carota 1

    Glochidion raivavensePhyllanthus virgatusPhyllanthus tenellusCalopogonium mucunoides
    The specimens from 30 Apr →
  6. 194 specimens, 149 names

    Amblovenatum opulentum 4, Myoporum stokesii 4, Microsorum grossum 3

    Kalanchoe pinnataThunbergia fragransSenna occidentalisHernandia nymphaeifolia
    The specimens from 1 May–15 May →

What came home

The names most often on the labels of this journey; the families: Poaceae 15, Thelypteridaceae 12, Cyperaceae 11, Polypodiaceae 10, Urticaceae 8, Malvaceae 8.

From the field

All 47 photographed specimens →

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