Cerbera manghas L.

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Vanuatu

• State/Province

  Tafea

• County/Municipio

  Whitesands Tanna Area Council

• Locality

  Tanna Island, Southeast Tanna, Road to Iatukwei

• Elevation

  Alt. 229 m. (751 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -19.5753, 169.456

• Location Notes

  [Pacifica]

• Distribution

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New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Apocynaceae)
Cerbera manghas L.
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Tanna Island. Southeast
Tanna, Road to Iatukwei.
S 19° 34’ 30.9"; E 169° 27’ 20.1"; 229 m elev.
Tree to 20 m tall, 45 cm dbh, flowers white, fruits green.
Growing at edge of road. DNA, digital image.
Duplicates: 6.
Michael J. Balick, #4851	December 13,2015
R. Sean Thackurdeen, Jean Pascal Wahe, Thomas J.
Dovo, Philemon Ala, Frazier Alo
A collaboration ofNYBG and PVNH, funded by The Christensen Fund,
The National Geographic Society, and The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund.