Pollia secundiflora (Blume) Bakh.f.
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Filed As
Commelinaceae
Pollia secundiflora (Blume) Bakh.f. -
Collector(s)
G. M. Plunkett 2926 with Tom Ranker, Chanel Sam, R. Sean Thackurdeen, Kate Armstrong, Frazer Alo, Alexis Tupun, Samuel, David Kapwia, 26 Jun 2014
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Location
Vanuatu. Tafea. South West Tanna Area Council. Tanna Island, around Yenhup and surrounding villages, in gardens and disturbed forests.
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Habitat
Growing in bamboo thicket in dense forest near ridge of steep slope that leads to stream.
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Description
Herb, 1 m tall. Fruits purple-black.
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Notes (shown on label)
DNA, digital image
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Collection Notes
4-Monocot
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 03509344
Occurrence ID: df34d952-41d9-48bd-813d-f08b6997de3f
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Laboratory Collections
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Commelinales
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Family
Commelinaceae
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All Determinations
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Region
Oceania
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Country
Vanuatu
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State/Province
Tafea
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County/Municipio
South West Tanna Area Council
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Locality
Tanna Island, around Yenhup and surrounding villages, in gardens and disturbed forests.
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Elevation
Alt. 274 m. (899 ft.)
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Coordinates
-19.5892, 169.345
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Distribution
P*C. New York Botanical Garden: NY Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH new York Botanical Garden: NY Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH The Ethnobotany of Vanuatu The Flora of Vanuatu (Commelinaceae) Follia secundiflora (Blume) Bakh. f. Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Tanna Island. Southwest Tanna, around Yenhup and surrounding villages, in gardens and disturbed forests. Gregory M. Plunkett #2926 ^ 19° 35’ 21.1"; E 169° 20’ 41.5"; 274 m elev. N.V. Nerang Naviren [Neuai] unspecified part Used in a unspecified manner by the Tupunas (traditional Garden magicians) during the times of planting and at the time of harvest. Source: David Kapwia (m, 39), Joseph Dabuah (M.55), Tupun Alexis (M, 36) Herb, 1 m tall. Fruits purple-black. Growing in bamboo thicket in dense forest near ridge of steep slope that leads to stream. DNA, digital image. Duplicates: 6. Gregory M. Plunkett, #2926 June 26,2014 Tom Ranker, Chanel Sam, R. Sean Thackurdeen, Kate Armstrong, Frazer Alo, Alexis Tupun, Samuel, David Kapwia A collaboration ofNYBG and PVNH, funded by The Christensen Fund, The National Geographic Society, and The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund. 03509344
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Pollia secundiflora (Blume) Bakh.f.