Madhuca

  • Filed As

    Sapotaceae
    Madhuca

  • Collector(s)

    L. Ramon 332 with Gregory M. Plunkett, Chanel Sam, R. Sean Thackurdeen, Frazer Alo, Samuel Herwaen, Alivereti Naikatini, Tom Ranker, Tamara Ticktin, Ashley McGuigan , Jean-Pascal Wahe, Jérôme Munzinger, 30 Nov 2015

  • Location

    Vanuatu. Tafea. Whitesands Tanna Area Council. Tanna Island, Southeast Tanna, Iatukwei, on the track between transect 8 (Mountain hole) and Iatukwei.

  • Description

    Tree, H= 15 m. Young brown elongate fruits whith a greyish green fleshy calyx. Thick branchlets with the leaves at the top. White latex. For the locals it is the man kind of Burckella obovata (round fruits).

  • Notes (shown on label)

    DNA, digital image

  • Collection Notes

    5-Dicot

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 03109150

    Occurrence ID: c5a46b44-16dc-473e-b594-ddf0584c60ad

  • Laboratory Collections

    Tissue Samples, 02930282, L. Ramon 332, Madhuca - Accepted : Sapotaceae (269.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Ericales

  • Family

    Sapotaceae

  • All Determinations

    Madhuca

    Burckella

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Vanuatu

  • State/Province

    Tafea

  • County/Municipio

    Whitesands Tanna Area Council

  • Locality

    Tanna Island, Southeast Tanna, Iatukwei, on the track between transect 8 (Mountain hole) and Iatukwei.

  • Coordinates

    -19.5793, 169.454

  • Distribution

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New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Sapotaceae)
Burckella
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Tanna Island. Southeast
Tanna, Iatukwei, on the track between transect 8
(Mountain hole) and Iatukwei.
S 20° 25’ 15" ; E 169° 27’ 15"
Tree, H= 15 m. Young brown elongate fruits with a
greyish green fleshy calyx. Thick branchlets with the
leaves at the top. White latex. For the locals it is the man
kind of Burckella obovata (round fruits). DNA, digital
image. Duplicates: 6.
Laurence Ramon, #332	November 30,2015
Gregory M. Plunkett, Chanel Sam, R. Sean
Thackurdeen, Frazer Alo, Samuel Herwaen, Alivereti
Naikatini, Tom Ranker, Tamara Ticktin, Ashley
McGnigan, Jean-Pascal Wahe, Jérôme Munzinger
A collaboration ofNYBG and PVNH, funded by The Christensen Fund,
The National Geographic Society, and The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund.
The Ethnobotany of Vanuatu
Laurence Ramon #332
N.V. Koniere [Nafe]
Source: Tom (M), Samuel (M)
New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
03109150