W.R. Sykes in Rarotonga and Mangaia, January – February 1990
January – February 1990 · 40 days, 35 of them collecting · 2 islands
WSCollectorW.R. Sykes · collected 1865–2011- Specimens
- 103
- Stops
- 35
- Names
- 84
- Types
- 0
- With images
- 24
- Km between stops
- 5,124
- Companions
- 0
- Departments
- 1
The route
3 January 1990
Day 1 of 40 · 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.
1 specimens, 1 name · placed by island
The specimens from 3 Jan →5 specimens, 5 names · placed by island
Christella parasitica 1, Cyperus moutona 1, Cypholophus macrocephalus 1
The specimens from 4 Jan →7 specimens, 6 names · placed by island
Christella dentata 2, Christella parasitica 1, Davallia epiphyll 1
The specimens from 6 Jan →4 specimens, 3 names · placed by island
Asplenium nidus 2, Amblovenatum opulentum 1, Pyrrosia serpens 1
The specimens from 7 Jan →6 specimens, 4 names · placed by island
Dryopteris fatuhivensis 2, Homalanthus nutans 2, Cyperus macrophyllus 1
The specimens from 8 Jan →1 specimens, 1 name · placed by island
The specimens from 9 Jan →3 specimens, 3 names · placed by island
Cymbopogon refractus 1, Parapolystichum pacificum 1, Peperomia marchionensis 1
The specimens from 10 Jan →1 specimens, 1 name · placed by island
The specimens from 12 Jan →1 specimens, 1 name · placed by island
The specimens from 13 Jan →2 specimens, 2 names · placed by island
Cocculus orbiculatus 1, Gymnosporia vitiensis 1
The specimens from 14 Jan →1 specimens, 1 name · placed by island
The specimens from 15 Jan →3 specimens, 3 names · placed by island
Cyathea decurrens 1, Odontonema cuspidatum 1, Sonchus oleraceus 1
The specimens from 16 Jan →6 specimens, 5 names · placed by island
Euphorbia hypericifolia 2, Alternanthera sessilis 1, Eragrostis viscosa 1
The specimens from 17 Jan →3 specimens, 2 names · placed by island
Isachne distichophylla 2, Christella parasitica 1
The specimens from 18 Jan →1 specimens, 1 name · placed by island
The specimens from 19 Jan →4 specimens, 4 names · placed by island
Annona glabra 1, Desmodium uncinatum 1, Ruellia simplex 1
The specimens from 20 Jan →5 specimens, 5 names · placed by island
Adenanthera pavonina 1, Cyperus cyperoides 1, Desmodium incanum 1
The specimens from 21 Jan →4 specimens, 3 names · placed by island
Gomphocarpus physocarpus 2, Ipomoea batatas 1, Ipomoea littoralis 1
The specimens from 22 Jan →3 specimens, 2 names · placed by island
Monocostus uniflorus 2, Cedrela odorata 1
The specimens from 23 Jan →4 specimens, 4 names · placed by island
Cyperus cyperinus 1, Decalobanthus peltatus 1, Geophila repens 1
The specimens from 24 Jan →3 specimens, 2 names · placed by island
Sphaerostephanos subpectinatus 2, Reholttumia costata 1
The specimens from 25 Jan →6 specimens, 5 names · placed by island
Schizostachyum glaucifolium 2, Abelmoschus moschatus 1, Cyperus alternifolius 1
The specimens from 26 Jan →2 specimens, 2 names · placed by island
Annona reticulata 1, Elaeocarpus floridanus 1
The specimens from 27 Jan →1 specimens, 1 name · placed by island
The specimens from 28 Jan →2 specimens, 2 names · placed by island
Fimbristylis dichotoma 1, Sagittaria sagittifolia 1
The specimens from 29 Jan →1 specimens, 1 name · placed by island
The specimens from 1 Feb →1 specimens, 1 name · placed by island
The specimens from 2 Feb →1 specimens, 1 name · placed by island
The specimens from 3 Feb →3 specimens, 3 names · placed by island
Cyperus javanicus 1, Paspalum urvillei 1, Schoenoplectus californicus 1
The specimens from 4 Feb →4 specimens, 4 names · placed by island
Eragrostis tenuifolia 1, Lepturus repens 1, Melinis repens 1
The specimens from 5 Feb →2 specimens, 2 names · placed by island
Lepidium virginicum 1, Sophora tomentosa 1
The specimens from 7 Feb →3 specimens, 2 names · placed by island
Cyperus polystachyos 2, Eleocharis geniculata 1
The specimens from 8 Feb →4 specimens, 4 names · placed by island
Cynodon dactylon 1, Lagerstroemia speciosa 1, Setaria pumila 1
The specimens from 9 Feb →3 specimens, 3 names · placed by island
Ficus macrophylla 1, Guilandina major 1, Terminalia glabrata 1
The specimens from 10 Feb →2 specimens, 2 names · placed by island
Cassia fistula 1, Sporobolus africanus 1
The specimens from 11 Feb →
What came home
The names most often on the labels of this journey; the families: Poaceae 21, Cyperaceae 12, Thelypteridaceae 10, Fabaceae 6, Euphorbiaceae 4, Dryopteridaceae 4.
From the field
Ipomoea littoralis
Cyperus macrophyllus
Elaeocarpus floridanus
Euphorbia hypericifolia
Guilandina major
Monocostus uniflorus
Desmodium incanum
Monocostus uniflorus
Ipomoea batatas
Euphorbia hypericifoliaOther journeys by Sykes
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- Norfolk Island and Norfolk · 7–20 Apr 198044 specimens · 14 stops · 14 days
- 3 islands of the Cook Islands · Aug – Sep 198287 specimens · 24 stops · 25 days
- Atiu and Rarotonga · Jun – Aug 1991252 specimens · 27 stops · 40 days
- 5 islands · Apr – Jul 1992414 specimens · 16 stops · 75 days
- 3 islands of Tonga · 8–27 Nov 1997220 specimens · 20 stops · 20 days
- Tanna and Efate · 12–22 Jul 200349 specimens · 10 stops · 11 days