Pentas lanceolata (Forssk.) Deflers

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Vanuatu

  • State/Province

    Tafea

  • County/Municipio

    Aneityum Area Council

  • Locality

    Aneityum Island. Homestead of Tony's uncle, 1.1 km direct distance North by East of Anelgauhat Police Station.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 92 m. (302 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -20.2246, 169.784

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

Annotation
Pentas lanceolata (Forssk.) Defiers
(Rubiaceae)	Balick-4997
Det: G.M. Plunkett (NY). 29-Jan-2021
A,.	New	York Botanical Garden: NY	iJnLv
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH	T^Ppvnh/
The Flora of Vanuatu	^
(Rubiaceae)
Pentas lanceolata (Forssk.) Defiers
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Aneityum Island. Not
certain: homestead of Tony's uncle.
S 20° 13'28.6"; E 169° 47 ' 00.9" ; 92melev.
Herb to 50 cm, flowers white. Introduced plant and
now naturalized on the island.
DNA, Digital image Duplicates: 6
Michael Balick, #4997	August	3,2017
Tony Keith
A collaboration of NYBG and PVNH, funded by
the National Science Foundation and The Christensen Fund.