Sterculia banksiana Guillaumin

  • 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. 118 m. (387 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -19.6465, 169.425

  • Distribution

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The Flora of Vanuatu
New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
(Malvaceae)
Sterculia banksiana Guillaumin
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Tanna Island. South
Tanna, between Ienehepe and Lighthouse.
S 19° 38' 47.3"; E 169° 25' 31.1”; 118melev.
Well branched tree, 7-8 m tall. Growing in open forest
at edge along roadside. Fruits green with abundant
rusty indument. DNA, Digital image Duplicates: 17-
Gregory M. Plunkett, #4579 August 29,2018
Martial Wahe, Presley Dovo, James Samuel, Kevin
Kausei, Joseph Kahi Narkahou, Steven Tanife, Tarpu
Rawi, Johnny Jack.
k collaboration o/NYBG and PVNH, funded by
the National Science Foundation and The Christensen Fund.
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