Melodinus glaber Turrill

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Melodinus glaber Turrill

  • Collector(s)

    G. M. Plunkett 5718 with Thomas Doro, James Ure, Charlie Bride Paul, Wopa Nasauman, Kelly Makoy, 04 Jun 2021

  • Location

    Vanuatu. Taféa. Aneityum Island. SE Aneityum, Nefetecjap area, 0.7 km direct distance NW of Inamet, 2.8 km NNE of Umej.

  • Habitat

    Growing in dense forest between transition from rainforest to dry forest.

  • Description

    Liana climbing into canopy. Fruits green.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    DNA, Digital image

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 05026624

    Occurrence ID: 3e598d9a-e916-4933-aed4-8d4743996f31

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Gentianales

  • Family

    Apocynaceae

  • All Determinations

    Melodinus glaber Turrill det C. Sam, 05 Aug 2021

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Vanuatu

  • State/Province

    Taféa

  • Locality

    Aneityum Island. SE Aneityum, Nefetecjap area, 0.7 km direct distance NW of Inamet, 2.8 km NNE of Umej.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 257 m. (843 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -20.229, 169.872

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New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Apocynaceae)
Melodinus glaber Turrill
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Aneityum Island. SE
Aneityum, Nefetecjap area, 0.7 km direct distance NW
of Inamet, 2.8 kmNNE of Umej.
S 20° 13' 44.3”; E 169° 52’ 17.5"; 257 m elev.
Liana climbing into canopy. Growing fa dense forest
between transition from rainforest to dry forest. Fruits
green. DNA, Digital image. Duplicates: 6
Gregory M. Plunkett, #5718	'June 4, 2021
Thomas Doro, James Ure, Charlie Bride Paul, Wopa
Nasauman, Kelly Makoy.
A collaboration ofNYBG and PVNH, funded by
the National Science Foundation and The Christensen Fund.
05026624