Alpinia

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Vanuatu

• State/Province

  Tafea

• County/Municipio

  Whitesands Tanna Area Council

• Locality

  Tanna Island, Southeast Tanna, Iataukwei Village

• Elevation

  Alt. 229 m. (751 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -19.5764, 169.457

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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Annotation
Alpinia novae-pommeraniae K. Schum.
(Zingiberaceae)	Balick-47.
Det: G.M. Plunkett (NY) & C. Sam (PVNH).
19-Mar-2021
New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Zingiberaceae)
Alpinia novae-pommeraniae K. Schum.
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Tanna Island. Southeast
Tanna, Iataukwei Village
S 19° 34.581’; E 169° 27.393'; 229 m elev.
Herb to 2-3 m tall in secondary forest clearing, flowers
white with yellow-red corolla. Duplicates: 2
Michael J. Balick, #4724	March	6,2015
Philemon Ala, Sam Natou
A collaboration ofNYBG and PVNH, funded by
the National Science Foundation and The Christensen Fund.
04710866