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Muehlenbeckia platyclada in life
In life — tapeworm plant, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) VanLap Hoàng, some rights reserved (CC BY)
BISH 170708Botany

Muehlenbeckia platyclada

tapeworm plant

As recorded: Muehlenbeckia platyclada (F.Muell.) Lindau

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Polygonaceae

Collected by
Womersley, J.S.
Collector number
N.G.F. 9084
Date
March 7, 1957
Locality
Markham Valley, Lae
Region
Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
Coordinates
-6.7500, 145.0000
Elevation
30 m
Identified by
Henry, E.E.
Record type
Preserved specimen
20 Bishop specimens of Muehlenbeckia platyclada · collected 1908–2012Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On March 7, 1957, Womersley, J.S. also collected 3 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Muehlenbeckia platyclada. BISH 170708. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956218185. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/170708.

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