Centella asiatica (L.) Urb.

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Vanuatu

• State/Province

  Tafea

• County/Municipio

  Whitesands Tanna Area Council

• Locality

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

• Elevation

  Alt. 23 m. (75 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -19.54, 169.502

• Distribution

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The Flora of Vanuatu
New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
(Apiaceae)
Centella asiatica (L.) Urb.
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Tanna Island. East
Tanna, Port Resolution, Kwanamuk area.
S 19° 32' 23.9"; E 169° 30' 05.7”; 23 m elev.
Creeping herb, rooting at nodes. Growing on forest
floor in highly disturbed coastal forest dominated by
coconuts and Pandanus. Flowers pale green tinged
with purple. DNA, Digital image. Duplicates: 6
Gregory M. Plunkett, #5000 August 15,2019
Martial Wahe, Peter Nisian, Margaret Morris, and
Maryann Alick.
A collaboration ofNYBG and PVNH, funded by
the National Science Foundation and The Christensen Fund.
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