Filed As:

Balanophoraceae
Balanophora fungosa J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

Location:

Vanuatu. Tafea. Whitesands Tanna Area Council. Tanna Island, East Tanna, Port Resolution, Kwanamuk area. Alt. 16 m. (52 ft.)

Collector(s):

G. M. Plunkett 4993 with Michael J. Balick, Martial Wahe, Presley Dovo, Marika Tuiwawa, Iliesa Koroi, Margaret Morris, Johnson Noar, Peter Nisian, John Ivan, Erik Usua, Jack Nawen, Philemon Nala, Alfred Reva, Maryann Alick, James Ronnie, Jocelyn Usua, and Helen Morris., 15 Aug 2019

Description:

Terrestrial saprophyte. Plants achlorophyllous (pale yellow-white to light brown). Flowers white, fruiting head brown.

Habitat:

Growing in full shade on steep cut along road.

Feature Notes:

DNA, Digital image

Other:

Collection Notes: 5-Dicot;Trip-11

Identifiers:

GUID: b3e1675b-b4e3-4167-bc4c-89b85583860b

Map:

Coordinates: (-19.5408, 169.487)

Distribution:

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