Alpinia

  • Filed As

    Zingiberaceae
    Alpinia

  • Collector(s)

    G. M. Plunkett 3229 with Michael Balick, Jean-Pascal Wahe, R. Sean Thackurdeen, Frazer Alo, Presley Dovo, Thomas Doro, Tom Ravai, Alick Ravirus, Peter Tanife, Nako Maur, David Tom, Dan Tanife, Yawa Yawa, John Yawa, 12 Dec 2015

  • Location

    Vanuatu. Tafea. South West Tanna Area Council. Tanna Island, South Tanna, Kwamera area (Ienehepe nakamal).

  • Habitat

    Growing in open forest heavily impacted by cyclone.

  • Description

    Herbs, 1.5 m tall. Flowers white with yellow-red throat.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    DNA, digital image

  • Collection Notes

    4-Monocot

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 03599280

    Occurrence ID: 694394a5-f248-4166-834f-d206a58194d3

  • Laboratory Collections

    Tissue Samples, 01285763, G. M. Plunkett 3229, Alpinia - Accepted : Zingiberaceae (61.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Zingiberales

  • Family

    Zingiberaceae

  • All Determinations

    Alpinia

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Vanuatu

  • State/Province

    Tafea

  • County/Municipio

    South West Tanna Area Council

  • Locality

    Tanna Island, South Tanna, Kwamera area (Ienehepe nakamal).

  • Elevation

    Alt. 123 m. (404 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -19.6453, 169.431

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03599280
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New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Zingiberaceae)
Alpinia
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Tanna Island. South Tanna,
Kwamera area (Ienehepe nakamal).
S 19° 38’ 43.0"; E 169° 25’ 51.9"; 123 m elev.
Herbs, 1.5 m tall. Flowers white with yellow-red throat.
Growing in open forest heavily impacted by cyclone.
DNA, digital image. Duplicates: 6.
Gregory M. Plunkett, #3229 December 12,2015
Michael Balick, Jean-Pascal Wahe, R. Sean
Thackurdeen, Frazer Alo, Presley Dovo, Thomas Doro,
Tom Ravai, Alick Ravirus, Peter Tanife, Nako Maur,
David Tom, Dan Tanife, Yawa Yawa, John Yawa
A collaboration ofNYBG and PVNH, funded by The Christensen Fund,
The National Geographic Society, and The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund:
Kasu Janet (f, 28)