W.A. Whistler in Upolu, Savaii and Nuutele, July – December 1973
July – December 1973 · 146 days, 51 of them collecting · 3 islands
WWCollectorW.A. Whistler · collected 1920–2026- Specimens
- 354
- Stops
- 49
- Names
- 258
- Types
- 1
- With images
- 97
- Km between stops
- 639
- Companions
- 0
- Departments
- 1
The route
17 July 1973
Day 1 of 146 · 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.
4 specimens, 4 names · placed by island
Cyrtococcum trigonum 1, Echinochloa picta 1, Lawsonia inermis 1
The specimens from 17 Jul →12 specimens, 12 names · placed by island
Adenostemma lavenia 1, Amyema artensis 1, Appendicula bracteosa 1
The specimens from 19 Jul →18 specimens, 17 names · placed by island
Maesa tabacifolia 2, Cyrtandra samoensis 1, Digitaria fuscescens 1
The specimens from 22 Jul →9 specimens, 9 names · placed by island
Calycosia sessilis 1, Cyrtandra kruegeri 1, Maesa samoana 1
The specimens from 25 Jul →2 specimens, 2 names · placed by island
Acalypha lanceolata 1, Axonopus compressus 1
The specimens from 26 Jul →1 specimens, 1 name · placed by island
The specimens from 4 Aug →7 specimens, 7 names · placed by island
Bischofia javanica 1, Cryptocarya samoensis 1, Geniostoma rupestre 1
The specimens from 7 Aug →3 specimens, 3 names · placed by island
Homalanthus nutans 1, Melochia aristata 1, Terminalia samoensis 1
The specimens from 8 Aug →8 specimens, 8 names
Aidia racemosa 1, Ficus tinctoria 1, Gardenia taitensis 1
The specimens from 9 Aug →6 specimens, 6 names · placed by island
Dendrobium biflorum 1, Imperata cylindrica 1, Metrosideros collina 1
The specimens from 12 Aug →43 specimens, 39 names · placed by island
Elatostema samoense 2, Eumachia vaupelii 2, Cyrtandra compressa 2
The specimens from 21 Aug–23 Aug →11 specimens, 10 names
Polyscias samoensis 2, Canavalia cathartica 1, Heliotropium velutinum 1
The specimens from 29 Aug →3 specimens, 3 names · placed by island
Arundo donax 1, Sesbania grandiflora 1, Terminalia catappa 1
The specimens from 4 Sep →4 specimens, 4 names · placed by island
Abelmoschus moschatus 1, Decaisnina forsteriana 1, Flacourtia rukam 1
The specimens from 5 Sep →2 specimens, 2 names · placed by island
Clerodendrum chinense 1, Setaria palmifolia 1
The specimens from 7 Sep →4 specimens, 4 names · placed by island
Cuphea carthagenensis 1, Digitaria setigera 1, Eleusine indica 1
The specimens from 9 Sep →14 specimens, 14 names · placed by island
Cananga odorata 1, Cyperus cyperinus 1, Digitaria radicosa 1
The specimens from 13 Sep →12 specimens, 11 names · placed by island
Atuna excelsa 2, Cinnamomum verum 1, Convolvulaceae 1
The specimens from 16 Sep →7 specimens, 6 names · placed by island
Pterophylla samoensis 2, Astronidium navigatorum 1, Cenchrus purpureus 1
The specimens from 18 Sep →5 specimens, 5 names · placed by island
Ischaemum timorense 1, Megathyrsus maximus 1, Myristica inutilis 1
The specimens from 19 Sep →6 specimens, 6 names · placed by island
Cypholophus stipulatus 1, Cyrtandra pogonantha 1, Cyrtandra richii 1
The specimens from 25 Sep →10 specimens, 9 names · placed by island
Citronella samoensis 2, Alyxia stellata 1, Guettardella inconspicua 1
The specimens from 27 Sep →7 specimens, 7 names · placed by island
Combretum indicum 1, Ipomoea carnea 1, Ixora casei 1
The specimens from 30 Sep →3 specimens, 3 names · placed by island
Aristolochia cortinata 1, Elaeocarpus ulianus 1, Psychotria closterocarpa 1
The specimens from 1 Oct →4 specimens, 4 names · placed by island
Baccaurea taitensis 1, Calycosia sessilis 1, Ficus samoensis 1
The specimens from 2 Oct →5 specimens, 5 names · placed by island
Ficus tinctoria 1, Geniostoma rupestre 1, Hevea brasiliensis 1
The specimens from 4 Oct →6 specimens, 6 names · placed by island
Alyxia bracteolosa 1, Baccaurea seemannii 1, Cenchrus echinatus 1
The specimens from 5 Oct →5 specimens, 5 names · placed by island
Amyema artensis 1, Cucurbita pepo 1, Cyperus alternifolius 1
The specimens from 9 Oct →6 specimens, 6 names · placed by island
Bulbophyllum betchei 1, Eumachia forsteriana 1, Lycianthes vitiensis 1
The specimens from 16 Oct →14 specimens, 14 names · placed by island
Alyxia stellata 1, Cyrtococcum oxyphyllum 1, Diospyros foliosa 1
The specimens from 17 Oct →3 specimens, 3 names · placed by island
Anacolosa insularis 1, Cayratia acuminata 1, Leucaena leucocephala 1
The specimens from 18 Oct →7 specimens, 7 names · placed by island
Alectryon samoensis 1, Alyxia bracteolosa 1, Eugenia reinwardtiana 1
The specimens from 19 Oct →11 specimens, 11 names · placed by island
Acacia simplex 1, Achyranthes aspera 1, Alyxia stellata 1
The specimens from 21 Oct →4 specimens, 4 names · placed by island
Alyxia bracteolosa 1, Eumachia samoana 1, Harpullia arborea 1
The specimens from 22 Oct →5 specimens, 5 names · placed by island
Ceodes umbellifera 1, Cyrtandra compressa 1, Didymocheton huntii 1
The specimens from 23 Oct →4 specimens, 4 names · placed by island
Ardisia elliptica 1, Flacourtia rukam 1, Melia azedarach 1
The specimens from 28 Oct →6 specimens, 5 names · placed by island
Claoxylon 2, Baccaurea taitensis 1, Lycianthes vitiensis 1
The specimens from 30 Oct →9 specimens, 9 names · placed by island
Cestrum nocturnum 1, Cleoserrata speciosa 1, Ficus scabra 1
The specimens from 5 Nov →1 specimens, 1 name · placed by island
The specimens from 11 Nov →7 specimens, 7 names · placed by island
Ceodes umbellifera 1, Elatostema kraemeri 1, Elatostema paxii 1
The specimens from 14 Nov →3 specimens, 3 names · placed by island
Codiaeum variegatum 1, Coleus scutellarioides 1, Orthosiphon aristatus 1
The specimens from 15 Nov →8 specimens, 7 names · placed by island
Didymocheton samoensis 2, Cassia javanica 1, Coffea arabica 1
The specimens from 19 Nov →14 specimens, 13 names · placed by island
Macaranga grayana 2, Ceodes umbellifera 1, Elatostema grandifolium 1
The specimens from 22 Nov →5 specimens, 5 names · placed by island
Liparis condylobulbon 1, Melicytus samoensis 1, Phyllanthus samoanus 1
The specimens from 25 Nov →12 specimens, 12 names · placed by island
Allophylus timorensis 1, Citrus hystrix 1, Cordia subcordata 1
The specimens from 27 Nov →2 specimens, 2 names · placed by island
Ficus tinctoria 1, Psychotria apodantha 1
The specimens from 28 Nov →7 specimens, 7 names · placed by island
Barringtonia samoensis 1, Cayratia acuminata 1, Didymocheton samoensis 1
The specimens from 29 Nov →2 specimens, 2 names · placed by island
Cyrtandra compressa 1, Lycianthes vitiensis 1
The specimens from 7 Dec →3 specimens, 3 names · placed by island
Erythrospermum acuminatissimum 1, Gymnosporia vitiensis 1, Urochloa dictyoneura 1
The specimens from 9 Dec →
What came home
The names most often on the labels of this journey; the families: Rubiaceae 41, Poaceae 31, Urticaceae 16, Fabaceae 15, Euphorbiaceae 15, Apocynaceae 13.
From the field
Canavalia cathartica
Cyrtandra richii
Cenchrus purpureus
Cyrtandra kruegeri
Codiaeum variegatum
Alysicarpus vaginalis
Phyllanthus samoanus
Urochloa mutica
Spiraeanthemum samoense
Homalanthus nutansOther journeys by Whistler
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- 7 islands · May – Aug 1975447 specimens · 44 stops · 90 days
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- 6 islands · Apr – May 197941 specimens · 8 stops · 11 days
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