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Kenneth R. Wood in Rapa, Easter Island (=Isla De Pascua) and Austral Islands, March – May 2002

March – May 2002 · 55 days, 31 of them collecting · 3 islands

All 119 specimensEvery record on the map25 photographed
KWCollectorKenneth R. Wood · collected 1920–2026
Specimens
119
Stops
11
Names
77
Types
6
With images
25
Km between stops
57,573
Companions
5
Departments
1

The route

18 March 2002

Day 1 of 55 · 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.

  1. 4 specimens, 4 names

    Fitchia rapensis 1, Homalanthus stokesii 1, Paratrophis anthropophagorum 1

    Sclerotheca margaretaeHomalanthus stokesii
    The specimens from 18 Mar →

  2. 22 specimens, 17 names

    Hypolepis tenuifolia 2, Polyphlebium endlicherianum 2, Asplenium oblongifolium 2

    Glochidion rapaenseCorokia collenetteiAcalypha rapensis
    The specimens from 19 Mar–28 Mar →

  3. 6 specimens, 1 name

    Campsicnemus 6

    The specimens from 30 Mar →

  4. 10 specimens, 9 names

    Selaginella raiateensis 2, Allophylus rapensis 1, Carex rapaensis 1

    Homalanthus stokesiiCarex rapaensisCyperus moutonaAcalypha rapensis
    The specimens from 3 Apr–8 Apr →

  5. 14 specimens, 11 names

    Chaetomorpha antennina 2, Neosiphonia 2, Feldmannia 2

    Chnoospora minima
    The specimens from 9 Apr →

  6. 18 specimens, 17 names

    Geniostoma rupestre 2, Chrysopogon aciculatus 1, Eleocharis geniculata 1

    Euphorbia sparrmanniScaevola paulayiHibiscus australensisPaspalum
    The specimens from 10 Apr–18 Apr →

  7. 14 specimens, 12 names

    Caulerpa chemnitzia 2, Jania 2, Centroceras clavulatum 1

    Tricleocarpa fragilisCaulerpa chemnitziaCaulerpa taxifolia
    The specimens from 19 Apr–20 Apr →

  8. 7 specimens, 5 names

    Angiopteris rapensis 3, Carex stokesii 1, Cyclophyllum barbatum 1

    Carex stokesiiElaphoglossaceae
    The specimens from 21 Apr–23 Apr →

  9. 5 specimens, 5 names

    Ceramium 1, Cladophora 1, Cyanobacteria 1

    Galaxaura
    The specimens from 27 Apr →

  10. 11 specimens, 7 names

    Blechnopsis orientalis 4, Alsophila societarum 2, Lomaridium attenuatum 1

    Acalypha rapensis
    The specimens from 29 Apr–10 May →

  11. 8 specimens, 6 names

    Chnoospora minima 2, Lobophora variegata 2, Hydroclathrus clathratus 1

    Chnoospora minimaHydroclathrus clathratusChnoospora minimaLaurencia
    The specimens from 11 May →

What came home

The names most often on the labels of this journey; the families: Rhodomelaceae 8, Cyperaceae 7, Blechnaceae 6, Euphorbiaceae 6, Dolichopodidae 6, Poaceae 6.

From the field

Chnoospora minimaChnoospora minimaCarex stokesiiCarex stokesiiHomalanthus stokesiiHomalanthus stokesiiTricleocarpa fragilisTricleocarpa fragilisSclerotheca margaretaeSclerotheca margaretaeElaphoglossaceaeElaphoglossaceaeCarex rapaensisCarex rapaensisGlochidion rapaenseGlochidion rapaenseGalaxauraGalaxauraCyperus moutonaCyperus moutona
All 25 photographed specimens →

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