Balanophora fungosa J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Vanuatu

• State/Province

  Tafea

• County/Municipio

  Whitesands Tanna Area Council

• Locality

  Tanna Island, Southeast Tanna, near High Hill village.

• Elevation

  Alt. 306 m. (1004 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -19.5938, 169.454

• Distribution

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The Flora of Vanuatu
New York Bötäwcäl Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
(Balanophoraceae)
Balanophora fungosa J R. Forst. & G. Forst.
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Tanna Island. Southeast
Tanna, near High Hill village.
S 19° 35' 37.5"; E 169° 27 14.3"; 306 m dev.
Terrestrial parasitic plant. Growing on forest floor in
dense forest. Plant body brownish-tan. DNA, Digital
image Duplicates: 6
Gregory M. Plunkett, #4469 August 23, 2018
Martial Wahe, Presley Dovo, James Samuel, Kevin
Kausei.
A collaboration ofNYBG and PVNH, funded by
the National Science Foundation and The Christensen Fund
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