[Specimen details]

Lumnitzera littorea
Family Name Combretaceae
Currently Accepted Name Lumnitzera littorea (Jack) Voigt - Determined By: Fosberg,
Locality Marshall Islands. Ailinglapalap Atoll, Airik (part of Ailinglapalap Islet). 7° 16' 60" N 168° 46' 60" E
Description Tree 6 m tall; leaves somewhat fleshy; flowers scarlet.
Habitat Small wet depression on flat coral sand and gravel, planted to coconuts except for a large mangrove swamp draining into lagoon.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 0 to 2 m
Specimen Notes
Collector F. R. Fosberg 26874
Collection Date 25 Aug 1946
Accession Number 58978
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