Alphitonia carolinensis Hosok.

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Palau

  • State/Province

    Ngardmau

  • Locality

    Ngardmau Waterfall eco-reserve, off western side of main Babeldaob loop road (33 km N of K-B Bridge).

  • Distribution

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The Mora of Palau
(Rhamnaceae)
Alphitonia carolinensis Hosok.
Palau: Ngardmau State. Ngardmau Waterfall eco-
reserve, off western side of main Babeldaob loop
road (33 km N of K-B Bridge).
N 07° 35* 12.8"; E 134° 35' 14.4"; 120 m elev.
Canopy-sized tree; specimen collected from fallen
branch in dense forest along trail to waterfall.
Collection made after super-typhoon Haiyan. DNA,
digital image. Duplicates: 6
Gregory M* Plunkett, #2761 November 15, 2013
Michael Balick, Ann Kitalong, Van-Ray Tadao, Ke-
Ting Kurt Chen, Rodney Esebei, and Ari Shapiro.
A research collaboration of the Belau National Museum
and The New York Botanical Garden.
Fieldwork funded by the National Geographic Society.
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