Scaevola taccada (Gaertn.) Roxb.

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Vanuatu

• State/Province

  Tafea

• County/Municipio

  Aneityum Area Council

• Locality

  Aneityum Island. Anelgauhat Village.

• Elevation

  Alt. 6 m. (20 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -20.2372, 169.783

• Distribution

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New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Flora of Vanuatu
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Scaevola taccada (Gaertn.) Roxb.
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Aneityum Island.	?
Anelgauhat Village.
S 20° 14’ 14.1"; E 169° 46’ 58.4"; 6 m elev.
Small shrub, 0.5 m tall. Petals white. Growing along
coastal strand. DNA, digital image. Duplicates: 4.
Gregory M. Plunkett, #3219	December 9,2015
Michael Balick, Jean-Pascal Wahe, Reuben Neriam,
Keith Yaiyaho, R. Sean Thackurdeen, Frazer Alo,
Presley Dovo, Thomas Doro
A collaboration ofNYBG and PVNH, funded by The Christensen Fund,
The National Geographic Society, and The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund.
planted as a compost-antibiotic. This practice is
said to kill all of the bad organisms that impact
the health of the taro plant.
Source: Reuben Neriam (m,48), Kieth Yaiyaho (m,75)