Cassytha filiformis L.

  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Laurales

  • Family

    Lauraceae

  • All Determinations

    Cassytha filiformis L.

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Vanuatu

  • State/Province

    Tafea

  • County/Municipio

    Whitesands Tanna Area Council

  • Locality

    Tanna Island, South East Tanna, Port Resolution Harbor.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2 m. (7 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -19.5317, 169.496

  • Location Notes

    [Pacifica]

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

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New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Flora of Vanuatu
Cassytha flliformis L.
(Lauraceae)
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Tanna Island. South East
Tanna, Port Resolution Harbor.
S 19° 31' 54.3"; E 169° 29' 46.3"; 2 m elev.
Parasitic vine to 10 cm high growing along the ground
with green stems turning orange. Coastal forest Fruits5
greenish. DNA, Digital image Duplicates: 6
Michael J. Balick, #5181	August	20,2018
Peter Nisian, Samson Kwanpiken
A collaboration ofNYBG and PVNH, funded bp
the National Science Foundation and The Christensen Fund
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