Melodinus

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Melodinus

  • Collector(s)

    D. Bruy 1602 with Gregory M. Plunkett, Wopa Nasawman, Thomas Japanesei Lalep, Iliesa Koroi, Jérôme Munzinger, Jean-Pascal Wahe, Samuel Herwain, Andrew Namre., 10 Dec 2019

  • Location

    Vanuatu. Tafea. Aneityum Area Council. Aneityum Island. Nijeimhag, along newly opened road from Anelcauhat to Port Patrick.

  • Habitat

    Rainforest.

  • Description

    Slender liana. White latex. Fruit yellowing green, almost soft.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    DNA

  • Collection Notes

    5-Dicot;Trip-12

  • Specimen Notes

    NYBG Tissue Sample Barcode: 1426873

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 05027028

    Occurrence ID: c409b891-2dde-4e82-be28-f60729b5d095

  • Laboratory Collections

    Tissue Samples, 1426873, D. Bruy 1602, Melodinus - Accepted : Apocynaceae (277.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Gentianales

  • Family

    Apocynaceae

  • All Determinations

    Melodinus

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Vanuatu

  • State/Province

    Tafea

  • County/Municipio

    Aneityum Area Council

  • Locality

    Aneityum Island. Nijeimhag, along newly opened road from Anelcauhat to Port Patrick.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 334 m. (1096 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -20.2044, 169.795

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New York Botanical Garden; NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: rvnh
Melodinus
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Apocynaceae)
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Aneityum Island.
Nijeimhag, along newly opened road from Anelcauhat
to Port Patrick.
S 20° 12’ 15.80"; E 169° 47' 40.74"; 334 m elev.
Slender liana. Rainforest. White latex. Fruit yellowing
green, almost soft. DNA. Duplicates: 4
David Bruy, #1602	December	10,	2019
Gregory M. Plunkett, Wopa Nasawman, Thomas
Japanesei Lalep, Iliesa Koroi, Jérôme Munzinger,
Jean-Pascal Wahe, Samuel Herwain, Andrew Namre.
A collaboration ofNYBG and PVNH, funded by
the National Science Foundafion and The Christensen Fund.
05027028