F. Raymond Fosberg across 7 islands, January – March 1968
January – March 1968 · 62 days, 44 of them collecting · 7 islands
FFCollectorF. Raymond Fosberg · collected 1865–1996- Specimens
- 177
- Stops
- 44
- Names
- 78
- Types
- 15
- With images
- 40
- Km between stops
- —
- Companions
- 0
- Departments
- 1
The route
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 specimens, 1 name
The specimens from 5 Jan →5 specimens, 3 names
Avicennia marina 3, Acalypha indica 1, Rhizophora mucronata 1
The specimens from 9 Jan →4 specimens, 4 names
Capparis cartilaginea 1, Cyperus niveus 1, Daknopholis boivinii 1
The specimens from 10 Jan →5 specimens, 3 names
Amaranthus viridis 2, Halodule uninervis 2, Erythroxylum platyclados 1
The specimens from 11 Jan →8 specimens, 7 names
Sporobolus virginicus 2, Dactyloctenium ctenoides 1, Gagnebina pterocarpa 1
The specimens from 12 Jan →7 specimens, 7 names
Acalypha claoxyloides 1, Avicennia marina 1, Erythroxylum platyclados 1
The specimens from 13 Jan →6 specimens, 6 names
Catharanthus roseus 1, Cyperus ligularis 1, Halodule uninervis 1
The specimens from 14 Jan →3 specimens, 3 names
Cyperus aromaticus 1, Enteropogon sechellensis 1, Teramnus labialis 1
The specimens from 15 Jan →2 specimens, 2 names
Apodytes dimidiata 1, Margaritaria anomala 1
The specimens from 16 Jan →8 specimens, 6 names
Eragrostis subaequiglumis 2, Flacourtia indica 2, Cyperus ligularis 1
The specimens from 17 Jan →11 specimens, 10 names
Asystasia gangetica 2, Cyperus dubius 1, Erythroxylum platyclados 1
The specimens from 18 Jan →6 specimens, 5 names
Vincetoxicum cernuum 2, Acrostichum aureum 1, Capparis cartilaginea 1
The specimens from 19 Jan →1 specimens, 1 name
The specimens from 21 Jan →9 specimens, 2 names
Pandanus odorifer 8, Secamone pachystigma 1
The specimens from 22 Jan →1 specimens, 1 name
The specimens from 23 Jan →1 specimens, 1 name
The specimens from 24 Jan →2 specimens, 2 names
Asystasia gangetica 1, Euphorbia mertonii 1
The specimens from 25 Jan →1 specimens, 1 name
The specimens from 26 Jan →5 specimens, 4 names
Vincetoxicum cernuum 2, Acalypha claoxyloides 1, Dactyloctenium ctenoides 1
The specimens from 27 Jan →6 specimens, 5 names
Eragrostis riparia 2, Cyperus ligularis 1, Fimbristylis cymosa 1
The specimens from 28 Jan →2 specimens, 1 name
The specimens from 30 Jan →4 specimens, 4 names
Asystasia gangetica 1, Maerua triphylla 1, Phyllanthus casticum 1
The specimens from 31 Jan →4 specimens, 4 names
Bulbostylis hispidula 1, Ehretia cymosa 1, Fimbristylis cymosa 1
The specimens from 1 Feb →1 specimens, 1 name
The specimens from 2 Feb →3 specimens, 3 names
Cyperus aromaticus 1, Operculicarya gummifera 1, Pandanus odorifer 1
The specimens from 4 Feb →5 specimens, 2 names
Pandanus odorifer 4, Panicum 1
The specimens from 6 Feb →1 specimens, 1 name
The specimens from 8 Feb →4 specimens, 3 names
Calophyllum inophyllum 2, Dracaena reflexa 1, Flacourtia indica 1
The specimens from 9 Feb →5 specimens, 2 names
Ludia mauritiana 3, Portulaca oleracea 2
The specimens from 10 Feb →6 specimens, 5 names
Pandanus aldabraensis 2, Eugenia elliptica 1, Fimbristylis cymosa 1
The specimens from 12 Feb →8 specimens, 8 names
Achyranthes aspera 1, Dactyloctenium ctenoides 1, Daknopholis boivinii 1
The specimens from 15 Feb →5 specimens, 4 names
Margaritaria anomala 2, Achyranthes aspera 1, Launaea sarmentosa 1
The specimens from 18 Feb →1 specimens, 1 name
The specimens from 19 Feb →1 specimens, 1 name
The specimens from 20 Feb →1 specimens, 1 name
The specimens from 21 Feb →3 specimens, 3 names
Cynanchum viminale 1, Lepturus repens 1, Vincetoxicum cernuum 1
The specimens from 23 Feb →3 specimens, 3 names
Chamaecrista aldabrensis 1, Cynanchum viminale 1, Gagnebina pterocarpa 1
The specimens from 25 Feb →1 specimens, 1 name
The specimens from 26 Feb →4 specimens, 3 names
Pandanus aldabraensis 2, Paspalum vaginatum 1, Portulaca mauritiensis 1
The specimens from 27 Feb →2 specimens, 1 name
The specimens from 28 Feb →3 specimens, 3 names
Eragrostis 1, Operculicarya gummifera 1, Sieruela strigosa 1
The specimens from 1 Mar →8 specimens, 4 names
Pandanus odorifer 3, Acalypha claoxyloides 2, Margaritaria anomala 2
The specimens from 2 Mar →5 specimens, 4 names
Lepturus repens 2, Capparis cartilaginea 1, Digitaria setigera 1
The specimens from 5 Mar →5 specimens, 5 names
Dactyloctenium pilosum 1, Fimbristylis cymosa 1, Rhizophora mucronata 1
The specimens from 6 Mar →
What came home
The names most often on the labels of this journey; the families: Poaceae 27, Pandanaceae 25, Cyperaceae 17, Apocynaceae 12, Acanthaceae 11, Phyllanthaceae 9.
From the field
Pandanus odorifer
Portulaca oleracea
Thalassodendron ciliatum
Acrostichum aureum
Euphorbia mertonii
Pandanus aldabraensis
Rhizophora mucronata
Pandanus odorifer
Pandanus odorifer
Pandanus odoriferOther journeys by Fosberg
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- Oʻahu · May – Jul 1935176 specimens · 19 stops · 77 days
- 56 islands · Apr – Nov 19462,439 specimens · 102 stops · 209 days
- Oʻahu and Molokaʻi · Feb – Apr 1948132 specimens · 15 stops · 71 days
- 21 islands · Jan – Apr 1950939 specimens · 61 stops · 96 days
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- 7 islands · Jul – Aug 195252 specimens · 12 stops · 38 days
- 5 islands · Nov 1953 – Feb 1954343 specimens · 50 stops · 83 days
- 9 islands of the Marshall Islands · 4–15 Feb 1956102 specimens · 11 stops · 12 days
- 14 islands · Mar – Sep 1956258 specimens · 81 stops · 177 days
- 4 islands · Dec 1957 – Jan 195861 specimens · 17 stops · 32 days
- 3 islands of the Marshall Islands · Apr – May 195846 specimens · 9 stops · 12 days
- 8 islands · Sep – Oct 1960112 specimens · 22 stops · 56 days
- 4 islands of the United States · 9–27 Mar 1961105 specimens · 15 stops · 19 days
- 4 islands · Aug – Sep 196170 specimens · 13 stops · 34 days
- 4 islands of the United States · Feb – Apr 1963100 specimens · 18 stops · 41 days
- 3 islands · Jun – Jul 196382 specimens · 12 stops · 20 days
- 4 islands · Nov – Dec 196357 specimens · 9 stops · 20 days
- 28 islands · Jun – Sep 1965606 specimens · 53 stops · 87 days
- Kwajalein Atoll and Hawaiʻi Island · Jul – Sep 196644 specimens · 8 stops · 53 days
- 7 islands · 8–24 Nov 196877 specimens · 9 stops · 17 days
- Sri Lanka and Mauritius · Oct – Dec 197056 specimens · 15 stops · 48 days
- 3 islands of the United States · 2–15 Apr 197141 specimens · 8 stops · 14 days
- 10 islands · May – Jul 197356 specimens · 17 stops · 45 days
- 4 islands of the United States · 10–25 Apr 197443 specimens · 8 stops · 16 days
- 8 islands · 14–31 Mar 197544 specimens · 8 stops · 18 days
- 3 islands of the United States · Mar – Apr 197842 specimens · 9 stops · 24 days
- 10 islands · Oct – Dec 1978361 specimens · 27 stops · 68 days
- 13 islands · Jun – Sep 1980538 specimens · 66 stops · 98 days
- 6 islands · Jun – Aug 1981350 specimens · 25 stops · 47 days
- 6 islands · May – Jul 1982691 specimens · 46 stops · 88 days
- 3 islands · Jan – Feb 198360 specimens · 15 stops · 36 days
- 7 islands · May – Jun 198565 specimens · 10 stops · 35 days
- 3 islands of French Polynesia · Aug – Sep 1985158 specimens · 22 stops · 27 days
- 3 islands · Oct – Nov 198562 specimens · 13 stops · 24 days