W.R. Sykes in Atiu and Rarotonga, June – August 1991
June – August 1991 · 40 days, 28 of them collecting · 2 islands
WSCollectorW.R. Sykes · collected 1865–2011- Specimens
- 252
- Stops
- 27
- Names
- 183
- Types
- 0
- With images
- 121
- Km between stops
- —
- Companions
- 0
- Departments
- 1
The route
29 June 1991
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
The specimens from 29 Jun →2 specimens, 2 names · placed by island
Cinnamomum camphora 1, Erythrina variegata 1
The specimens from 12 Jul →15 specimens, 15 names · placed by island
Alternanthera sessilis 1, Brassica juncea 1, Canavalia cathartica 1
The specimens from 13 Jul →16 specimens, 14 names · placed by island
Urochloa glumaris 2, Ficus prolixa 2, Euodia hortensis 1
The specimens from 14 Jul →11 specimens, 8 names · placed by island
Bidens pilosa 2, Desmodium incanum 2, Flacourtia 2
The specimens from 15 Jul →8 specimens, 6 names · placed by island
Erythrina subumbrans 2, Syngonium angustatum 2, Coleus scutellarioides 1
The specimens from 16 Jul →12 specimens, 11 names · placed by island
Acalypha wilkesiana 2, Araceae 1, Cardamine flexuosa 1
The specimens from 17 Jul →8 specimens, 8 names · placed by island
Acalypha wilkesiana 1, Asplenium parksii 1, Cucurbita pepo 1
The specimens from 18 Jul →3 specimens, 3 names · placed by island
Codiaeum variegatum 1, Eleutheranthera ruderalis 1, Thelypteridaceae 1
The specimens from 19 Jul →1 specimens, 1 name
The specimens from 20 Jul →14 specimens, 10 names
Peperomia pallida 2, Leptospron adenanthum 2, Stylosanthes guianensis 2
The specimens from 21 Jul →18 specimens, 16 names
Oxalis corniculata 2, Neustanthus phaseoloides 2, Boerhavia repens 1
The specimens from 22 Jul →17 specimens, 15 names
Tecoma stans 2, Scaevola taccada 2, Barringtonia asiatica 1
The specimens from 23 Jul →6 specimens, 6 names
Acrostichum aureum 1, Eleocharis geniculata 1, Erythrina subumbrans 1
The specimens from 24 Jul →17 specimens, 14 names
Phyllanthus debilis 2, Ixora casei 2, Angiopteris evecta 2
The specimens from 25 Jul →8 specimens, 8 names
Amblovenatum opulentum 1, Clitoria ternatea 1, Glochidion taitense 1
The specimens from 26 Jul →1 specimens, 1 name
Amorphophallus paeoniifolius 1
The specimens from 27 Jul →8 specimens, 7 names
Xanthosoma sagittifolium 2, Cordyline fruticosa 1, Miscanthus floridulus 1
The specimens from 28 Jul →15 specimens, 11 names
Schizostachyum glaucifolium 4, Melinis repens 2, Garcinia mangostana 1
The specimens from 29 Jul →15 specimens, 11 names
Elaeocarpus floridanus 5, Cyrtococcum trigonum 1, Ipomoea littoralis 1
The specimens from 30 Jul →8 specimens, 8 names
Adenanthera pavonina 1, Cordia subcordata 1, Hernandia moerenhoutiana 1
The specimens from 31 Jul →6 specimens, 5 names
Phyllanthus amarus 2, Acacia mangium 1, Decalobanthus peltatus 1
The specimens from 1 Aug →6 specimens, 5 names
Bambusa vulgaris 2, Blechnopsis orientalis 1, Mangifera indica 1
The specimens from 2 Aug →4 specimens, 4 names
Allamanda cathartica 1, Casuarina equisetifolia 1, Gliricidia sepium 1
The specimens from 3 Aug →18 specimens, 15 names · placed by island
Phyllanthus urinaria 2, Dovyalis hebecarpa 2, Flacourtia jangomas 2
The specimens from 4 Aug →6 specimens, 5 names · placed by island
Guettarda speciosa 2, Canavalia sericea 1, Citrus maxima 1
The specimens from 5 Aug →8 specimens, 6 names · placed by island
Digitaria ciliaris 2, Talipariti tiliaceum 2, Crinum asiaticum 1
The specimens from 6 Aug–7 Aug →
What came home
The names most often on the labels of this journey; the families: Fabaceae 43, Poaceae 27, Asteraceae 15, Phyllanthaceae 12, Euphorbiaceae 12, Araceae 8.
From the field
Operculina polynesica
Acalypha lanceolata
Gliricidia sepium
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Stylosanthes guianensis
Phyllanthus urinaria
Calopogonium mucunoides
Euphorbia leucocephala
Bauhinia monandra
Grona heterophyllaOther journeys by Sykes
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- 3 islands of the Cook Islands · Aug – Sep 198287 specimens · 24 stops · 25 days
- Rarotonga and Mangaia · Jan – Feb 1990103 specimens · 35 stops · 40 days
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- 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