Bruguiera gymnorhiza (L.) Lam.

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Vanuatu

  • State/Province

    Tafea

  • County/Municipio

    Whitesands Tanna Area Council

  • Locality

    Tanna Island, East Tanna, Port Resolution, Iwea area.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 13 m. (43 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -19.5316, 169.491

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

The Flora of Vanuatu
New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
(Rhizophoraceae)
Bruguiera gymnorrhiza (L.) Savigny
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Tanna Island. East
Tanna, Port Resolution, Iwea area.
S 19° 31' 53.8; E 169° 29' 27.3"; 13 m elev.
Mangrove tree, 6 m tall. Growing at edge of Lake
Iwea. Old flowers pale yellow-green. DNA, Digital
image. Duplicates: 6
Gregory M. Plunkett, #4982 August 14,2019
Michael J. Balick, Martial Wahe, Presley Dovo,
Marika Tuiwawa, Iliesa Koroi, Margaret Morris,
Johnson Noar, Peter Nisian, John Ivan, Erik Usua,
Jack Nawen, Philemon Nala, Alfred Reva, Maryann
Alick, James Ronnie, Jocelyn Usua, and Helen Morris.
A collaboration of NYBG and PVNH, funded by
the National Science Foundation and The Christensen Fund.
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