Caryota ophiopellis Dowe

  • Filed As

    Arecaceae
    Caryota ophiopellis Dowe

  • Collector(s)

    G. M. Plunkett 4558 with Martial Wahe, Presley Dovo, James Samuel, Kevin Kausei, Joseph Kahi Narkahou, Steven Tanife, Tarpu Rawi, Johnny Jack, 29 Aug 2018

  • Location

    Vanuatu. Tafea. South West Tanna Area Council. Tanna Island, South Tanna, between Ienehepe and Lighthouse.

  • Habitat

    Growing in dense forest at edge of Numdretum river.

  • Description

    Tree, 7-9 m tall. 3-4 mature trees in population, with many saplings (leaves taken from samplings, fruits from mature individual). Fruits pale green.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    DNA, digital image

  • Collection Notes

    4-Monocot;Trip-9

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 04711356

    Occurrence ID: 8c4883ef-f7c3-4e7e-9d9c-7e91a6be36c2

  • Laboratory Collections

    Tissue Samples, 02931262, G. M. Plunkett 4558, Caryota ophiopellis Dowe - : Arecaceae (36.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;

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  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Vanuatu

  • State/Province

    Tafea

  • County/Municipio

    South West Tanna Area Council

  • Locality

    Tanna Island, South Tanna, between Ienehepe and Lighthouse.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 122 m. (400 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -19.6413, 169.424

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New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Arecaceae)
Caryota ophiopellis Dowe
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Tanna Island. South
Tanna, between Ienehepe and Lighthouse.
S 19° 38' 28.7"; E 169° 25' 26.4"; 122 m elev.
Tree, 7-9 m tall. Growing in dense forest at edge of
Numdretum river. 3-4 mature trees in population, with
many saplings (leaves taken from samplings, fruits
from mature individual). Fruits pale green. DNA,
Digital image Duplicates: 6
Gregory M. Plunkett, #4558 August 29,2018
Martial Wahe, Presley Dovo, James Samuel, Kevin
Kausei, Joseph Kahi Narkahou, Steven Tanife, Tarpu
Rawi, Johnny Jack.
A collaboration of NYBG and PVNH, funded by
the National Science Foundation and The Christensen Fund.
04711356