Metrosideros collina A.Gray

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Vanuatu

• State/Province

  Tafea

• County/Municipio

  Aneityum Area Council

• Locality

  Aneityum Island. Mount Inrerow Atamein area.

• Elevation

  Alt. 850 m. (2789 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -20.1844, 169.79

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

03599417
03599417
New York Botanical Gardf.n: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Ethnobotany of Vanuatu
Gregory M. Plunkett #3263
N.V. Inyevac [Aneityum]
flower A “calendar plant”. When this plant, of-
ten growing in the bush, flowers, it suggests that
the gardens planted nearby are ready to harvest.
Source: Wopa Nasauman (M, 42), Thomas Japanesai (M, 48)
Metrosideros collina (J.R. Forst. & G. Forst.) A. Gray
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Aneityum Island. Mount
Inrerow Atamein area.
S 20° 11’ 04.0"; E 169° 47’ 24.9"; 850 m elev.
Tree, 6 m tall. Flowers red. Growing on steep slope in
open scrubby vegetation at the edge of the summit.
DNA, digital image. Duplicates: 6.
Gregory M. Plunkett, #3263	April 20,2016
Thomas Doro, Jean-Pascal Wahe, Wopa Nasawman,
Lalep Thomas Japanesei
A collaboration ofNYBG and PVNH, funded by The Christensen Fund,
The National Geographic Society, and The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund.
New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Myrtaceae)