Achyranthes aspera L.

  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Caryophyllales

  • Family

    Amaranthaceae

  • All Determinations

    Achyranthes aspera 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

    Map all specimens of this taxon

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New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Amaranthaceae)
Achyranthes aspera L.
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Tanna Island. Southeast
Tanna, Road to Iatukwei.
S 19° 34’ 30.9"; E 169° 27’ 20.1"; 229 m elev.
Shrub to 2 m tall, inflorescence green, leaves red.
Growing at edge of road. DNA, digital image.
Duplicates: 5.
Michael J. Balick, #4854	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. ?