Leucosyke australis Unruh

  • Filed As

    Urticaceae
    Leucosyke australis Unruh

  • Collector(s)

    G. M. Plunkett 2891 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

  • Location

    Vanuatu. Tafea. South West Tanna Area Council. Tanna Island, along trail from Yenhup to Mount Tukosmera.

  • Habitat

    Growing on slope in dense forest.

  • Description

    Moderately branched understory tree, 6–8 m tall, 10-15 cm dbh. Leaves whitish underneath, fruits greenish-white to tannish-white.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    DNA, digital image

  • Collection Notes

    5-Dicot

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 05026873

    Occurrence ID: 8ae8b639-6278-49a4-9489-ea6f5987d274

  • Laboratory Collections

    Tissue Samples, 01285435, G. M. Plunkett 2891, Leucosyke australis Unruh - : Urticaceae (82.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;

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  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Vanuatu

  • State/Province

    Tafea

  • County/Municipio

    South West Tanna Area Council

  • Locality

    Tanna Island, along trail from Yenhup to Mount Tukosmera.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 578 m. (1896 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -19.5857, 169.369

  • Distribution

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Pfit ga
New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Urticaceae)
Leucosyke australis Unruh
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.
Moderately branched understory tree, 6-8 m tall, 10-
15 cm dbh. Growing on slope in dense forest. Leaves
whitish underneath, fruits greenish-white to tannish-
white. DNA, digital image. Duplicates: 6
Gregory M. Plunkett, #2891	June	25,2014
Tom Ranker, Chanel Sam, Jean-Pascal Wahe, Sean
Thackurdeen, Kate Armstrong, Laurence Ramon,
Frazer Alo, Alexis Tupun, David Kapwia & Joseph
Dabauh.
A collaboration of NYBG and PVNH, funded by
the National Science Foundation and The Christensen Fund.
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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