Terminalia samoensis Rech.

  • Filed As

    Combretaceae
    Terminalia samoensis Rech.

  • Collector(s)

    G. M. Plunkett 5553 with Presley Dovo, Thomas Doro, 25 Mar 2021

  • Location

    Vanuatu. Torba. Mota Lava Island. SW Mota Lava, Nereniuman, along coast facing Rah Island.

  • Habitat

    Growing along coast, just above high-tide mark.

  • Description

    Well branched tree, 6 m tall. Bark furrowed. Leaves dull, somewhat glaucous below, only slightly shiny above. Flower buds green, fruits green to bright red to dark red.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    DNA, Digital image

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 05026637

    Occurrence ID: 3302200e-0b80-480a-a8e9-2a8e0c36146c

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  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Vanuatu

  • State/Province

    Torba

  • Locality

    Mota Lava Island. SW Mota Lava, Nereniuman, along coast facing Rah Island.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 9 m. (30 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -13.7111, 167.624

  • Distribution

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Mew York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium; PVNH
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Combretaceae)
Terminalia samoensis Rech.
Vanuatu: Torba Province, Mota Lava Island. SW
Mota Lava, Nereniuman, along coast facing Rah
Island.
S 13° 42’ 40.0"; E 167° 37' 25.8”; 9 m elev.
Well branched tree, 6 m tall. Growing along coast, just
above high-tide mark. Bark furrowed. Leaves dull,
somewhat glaucous below, only slightly shiny above.
Flower buds green, fruits green to bright red to dark
red. DNA, Digital image. Duplicates: 6
Gregory M. Plunkett, #5553 March 25,2021
Presley Dovo, Thomas Doro.
A collaboration ofNYBG and PVNH. funded by
the National Science Foundation and The Christensen Fund.
05026637