M.J.S. Sands across 6 islands of Papua New Guinea, September – December 1975
September – December 1975 · 71 days, 38 of them collecting · 6 islands
MSCollectorM.J.S. Sands · collected 1951–1998- Specimens
- 102
- Stops
- 11
- Names
- 83
- Types
- 1
- With images
- 85
- Km between stops
- 3,193
- Companions
- 4
- Departments
- 1
The route
30 September 1975
Day 1 of 71 · 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. Hollow-looking stops are placed at the centre of an island whose labels carry no coordinates.
44 specimens, 41 names
Sphaeropteris aeneifolia 2, Selaginella 2, Saurauia 2
The specimens from 30 Sep–21 Oct →1 specimens, 1 name
The specimens from 22 Oct →16 specimens, 12 names
Racemobambos novohibernica 3, Drimys piperita 2, Trimenia papuana 2
The specimens from 23 Oct–1 Nov →2 specimens, 2 names
Ptisana novoguineensis 1, Spathiphyllum commutatum 1
The specimens from 15 Nov →4 specimens, 3 names · placed by island
Pleocnemia conjugata 2, Rubus moluccanus 1, Sphaeropteris moseleyi 1
The specimens from 17 Nov →5 specimens, 5 names
Bonnaya antipoda 1, Codiaeum variegatum 1, Ficus trachypison 1
The specimens from 18 Nov–20 Nov →11 specimens, 9 names
Plerandra stahliana 2, Gonocaryum litorale 2, Pipturus argenteus 1
The specimens from 22 Nov–26 Nov →6 specimens, 6 names
Dipteris conjugata 1, Lophatherum gracile 1, Myrsine leucantha 1
The specimens from 29 Nov–30 Nov →4 specimens, 4 names
Dendrolobium umbellatum 1, Ficus gul 1, Micromelum minutum 1
The specimens from 2 Dec →4 specimens, 4 names
Acrostichum aureum 1, Casuarina equisetifolia 1, Ceodes umbellifera 1
The specimens from 3 Dec–4 Dec →1 specimens, 1 name
The specimens from 9 Dec →
What came home
The names most often on the labels of this journey; the families: Poaceae 7, Moraceae 6, Myrtaceae 5, Meliaceae 4, Araliaceae 4, Polypodiaceae 3.
From the field
Casuarina equisetifolia
Ackama celebica
Pittosporum resiniferum
Myristica schleinitzii
Gironniera celtidifolia
Pteris schlechteri
Racemobambos novohibernica
Ficus macrorrhyncha
Racemobambos novohibernica
Equisetum ramosissimum