Botanical Article Bibliographic Records
HI Number 152809
Author: Verhuell
Coauthors:
Title: Notice sur l'Ile Diego-Garcia.
MLP no: 3310
BPH Series Abbreviation:
J. Voyages Découv.
Citation: 19(59): 291-294. 1823 [Sept.].
Year(s):
1823
Note: Seven plants observed on the island by Lieutenant Verhuell, of the Dutch Royal Navy, are mentioned by their French or native names on p. 293: bois à feu, bonnet carré, bois blanc - all excellent timber trees; mampon, arbre multipliant, i.e. Ficus indicus; la touche, a shrub with flexible stems; a Scolopendrium with edible juvenile leaves. The article is reprinted from Bull. Gén. Universel Annonces Nouv. Sci, No. 4.