Melicytus ramiflorus J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Vanuatu

• State/Province

  Tafea

• County/Municipio

  Whitesands Tanna Area Council

• Locality

  Tanna Island, Southeast Tanna, Imaki area.

• Elevation

  Alt. 148 m. (486 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -19.6046, 169.456

• Location Notes

  [Pacifica]

• Distribution

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The Flora of Vanuatu
(Violaceae)
Melicytus ramiflorus J.R. Forst. & G. Forst.
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Tanna Island. Southeast
Tanna, Imaki area.
S 19° 36’ 16.5"; E 169° 27’ 21.9"; 148 m elev.
Small tree, 3-4 m tall. Flower-buds pale-yellowish green.
Growing in dense rain forest deimaged by Cyclone Pam,
near the Nuip River, c. 750 m E of Imaki. DNA, digital
image. Duplicates: 5.
Gregory M. Plunkett, #3396	April 30,2016
Marika Tuiwawa, Jean-Pascal Wahe, Samuel Herwaen
Kemah, Philemon Ala, Raymond Namri Namri
A collaboration ofNYBG and PVNH, funded by The Christensen Fund,
The National Geographic Society, and The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund.