Barringtonia asiatica (L.) Kurz

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Vanuatu

• State/Province

  Tafea

• County/Municipio

  Whitesands Tanna Area Council

• Locality

  Tanna Island, East Tanna, Port Resolution, Yewoa area, N of Ireupuow (towards the tip of the Port Resolution peninsula).

• Elevation

  Alt. 9 m. (30 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -19.5232, 169.506

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Lecythidaceae)
Barringtonia asiatica (L.) Kurz
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Tanna Island. East
Tanna, Port Resolution, Yewoa area, N of Ireupuow
(towards the tip of the Port Resolution peninsula).
S 19° 31’ 23.5”; E 169° 30’ 22.3"; 9 m elev.
Sparsely to moderately branched tree, 7 m tall.
Growing in coastal forest. Flowers with pale green
sepals and white to pink styles (petals and stamens
already fallen), fruits green. DNA, Digital image.
Duplicates: #5
Gregory M. Plunkett, #5003 August 16,2019
Martial Wahe, Peter Nisian, Marika Tuiwawa, and
'Iliesa Koroi.
A collaboration of NYBG and PVNH, funded by
the National Science Foundation and The Christensen Fund.
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