Achyranthes aspera L.

  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Caryophyllales

  • Family

    Amaranthaceae

  • All Determinations

    Achyranthes aspera L.

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Vanuatu

  • State/Province

    Tafea

  • County/Municipio

    Whitesands Tanna Area Council

  • Locality

    Tanna Island, East Tanna, Port Resolution, area near Port Resolution Primary School.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 24 m. (79 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -19.5272, 169.502

  • Distribution

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New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu national Herbarium: PVNH
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Amaranthaceae)
AAyranthes aspera L.
Vanuatu: Tafea Province, Tanna Island East
Tanna, Port Resolution, area near Port Resolution
Primary School.
I 19° 31' 37.9”; E 169° 30’ 06.8"; 24 m elev.
Herb. Growing in lawn area at edge of disturbed
forest. Flowering spikes with green and purple bracts.
DNA, Digital image. Dupltprtei: €
Gregory M. Plunkett, #5012 August 16,2019
Martial Wahe, Peter Nisian, Marika Tuiwawa, and
‘Iliesa Koroi.
A collaboration ofNYBG and PVNH, funded by
the National Science Foundation and The Christensen Fund.
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