Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Roscoe ex Sm.

• 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

• Distribution

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Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Zingiberaceae)
Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Roscoe ex Sm.
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, 0.7 to 1 m tall. Flowers cream, bracts green.
Growing in open forest heavily impacted by cyclone.
DNA, digital image. Duplicates: 5.
Gregory M. Plunkett, #3230 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.
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