Ixora aneityensis Guillaumin

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Vanuatu

  • State/Province

    Tafea

  • County/Municipio

    North Tanna Area Council

  • Locality

    Tanna Island, North Tanna, Nusemetu Conservation Area.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 236 m. (774 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -19.3859, 169.293

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

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New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Rubiaceae)
Ixora aneityensis Guillaumin
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Tanna Island. North Tanna,
Nusemetu Conservation Area.
S 19° 23’ 09.2"; E 169° 17’ 35.3"; 236 m elev.
Small tree, ca. 1.5 m tall; calyx and pedicel pink-red, bud
green, fruit white. DNA, digital image. Duplicates: 6.
Tom A. Ranker, #2220	. June 19,2014
Gregory M. Plunkett, Kate Armstrong, R. Sean
Thackurdeen, Chanel Sam, Laurence Ramon, Frazer
Alo, Jean-Pascal Wahe
A collaboration ofNYBG and PVNH, funded by The Christensen Fund,
The National Geographic Society, and The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund.
N.V. Netamtam [Naka]
stem Used as a planting stick. A mature branch,
10 cm. diameter by 1-2 m. long, is sharpened on
one end. It is then used to dig holes for planting
garden crops.
Source: Johnny Nakabue (m, 32), Marie Kating Kew (f, 32),
Willie Nalin Nadikas (m, 39) Kating Kew Enauta (m, 70),
Numake Tom Kapalu (M, 57), Kuwau Tom Keuai (m, 60),
Nausan Kamsak (m, 48)
New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Ethnobotany of Vanuatu
Tom A. Ranker #2220