Melanthera lifuana (Hochr.) W.L.Wagner & H.Rob.

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Vanuatu

• State/Province

  Tafea

• County/Municipio

  Whitesands Tanna Area Council

• Locality

  Tanna Island, East Tanna, Port Resolution, Yanaresi area, SSE of Ireupuow.

• Elevation

  Alt. 10 m. (33 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -19.5299, 169.505

• Distribution

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Annotation
Melanthera lifuana (Hochr.) W.L. Wagner & H. Rob.
(Asteraceae)	Plunkett-5008
Det: G.M. Plunkett (NY) C. Sam (PVNH).
28-Jan-2021
New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Asteraceae)
Melanthera lifuana (Hochr.) W.L. Wagner & H.
Rob.
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Tanna Island. East
Tanna, Port Resolution, Yanaresi area, SSE of
Ireupuow.
S 19° 31' 47.8”; E 169° 30' 17.9"; 10 m elev.
Herb to subshrub, c. 20 cm tall. Growing at strand in
grassy area. Leaves with gray-white indument.
Flowers yellow. DNA, Digital image. Duplicates: 6
Gregory M. Plunkett, #5008 August 16,2019
Martial Wahe, Peter Nisian, Marika Tuiwawa, and
'Iliesa Koroi.
A collaboration ofNYBG and PVNH, funded by
the National Science Foundation and The Christensen Fund
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