Faradaya lehuntei (Horne) A.C.Sm.
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Filed As
Verbenaceae
Faradaya lehuntei (Horne) A.C.Sm. -
Collector(s)
G. M. Plunkett 2889 with Tom Ranker, Chanel Sam, Jean-Pascal Wahe, R. Sean Thackurdeen, Kate Armstrong, Laurence Ramon, Frazer Alo, Alexis Tupun, David Kapwia, Joseph Dabauh, 25 Jun 2015
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Location
Vanuatu. Tafea. South West Tanna Area Council. Tanna Island, along trail from Yenhup to Mount Tukosmera.
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Habitat
Growing close to top of canopy.
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Description
Liana. Flowers white.
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Notes (shown on label)
DNA, digital image
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Collection Notes
5-Dicot
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 03509333
Occurrence ID: 24b3ae7c-23e8-4609-bde4-e281016b3f0d
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Laboratory Collections
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Feedback
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Lamiales
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Family
Verbenaceae
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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, along trail from Yenhup to Mount Tukosmera.
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Elevation
Alt. 578 m. (1896 ft.)
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Coordinates
-19.5857, 169.369
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Distribution
New York Botanical Garden: NY Vanuatu National Herbarium: pvnh The Ethnobotany of Vanuatu Gregory M. Plunkett #2889 N.V. Manuhapam [Neuai] Yo*> BOTANICAL NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN .........03509333 leaf When preparing laplap (a traditional food made of grounded root tubers) it is customary to wrap the food in two layers of leaves before plac- ing in a fire or ground oven. The first laplap made after ceremonial taro harvest includes this leaf as an exterior wrapper. Source: David Kapwia (M, 39), Joseph Dabuah (m, 55), Tupun Alexis cm, 36) f*c New York Botanical Garden: NY Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH The Flora of Vanuatu (Lamiaceae) Faradaya lehuntei (Home ex Baker) A.C. Sm. Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Tanna Island. Southwest Tanna, along trail from Yenhup to Mount Tukosmera. S 19° 35’ 08.4"; E 169° 22’ 07.8"; 578 m elev. Liana. Flowers white. Growing close to top of canopy. DNA, digital image. Duplicates: 6. Gregory M. Plunkett, #2889 June 25,2014 Tom Ranker, Chanel Sam, Jean-Pascal Wahe, R. Sean Thackurdeen, Kate Armstrong, Laurence Ramon, Frazer Alo, Alexis Tupun, David Kapwia, Joseph Dabauh A collaboration ofNYBG and PVNH, funded by The Christensen Fund, The National Geographic Society, and The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund. 03509333
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Faradaya lehuntei (Horne) A.C.Sm.