Heritiera littoralis Aiton

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Vanuatu

• State/Province

  Tafea

• County/Municipio

  Aneityum Area Council

• Locality

  Aneityum Island. Anathawae area, 2.2 km E of Anelgauhat village.

• Elevation

  Alt. 6 m. (20 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -20.237, 169.803

• Distribution

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The Flora of Vanuatu
New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
(Malvaceae)
Heritiera littoralis Aiton
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Aneityum Island.
Anathawae area, 2.2 km E of Anelgauhat village.
5 20° 14’ 13.2”; E 169° 48’ 09.4”; 6 m elev.
Tree, 10 m tall. Growing along strand in coastal forest
beside mouth of wide tidal stream. Flower buds green,
open flowers purple. DNA, digital image. Duplicates:
6
Gregory M. Plunkett, #3516 December 3,2016
Michael J. Balick, Chanel Sam, Marika Tuiwawa,
Sean Thackurdeen, Ashley MacGuigan, René Theimu,
Titiya Lalep
A collaboration o/NYBG and PVNH, funded by
the National Science Foundation and The Christensen Fund.
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