Luffa aegyptiaca Mill.

  • Filed As

    Cucurbitaceae
    Luffa aegyptiaca Mill.

  • Collector(s)

    G. M. Plunkett 5153 with Martial Wahe, Presley Dovo, Iliesa Koroi, Johnson Noar, Peter Nisian, and Vagaha Damien Hinge., 26 Aug 2019

  • Location

    Vanuatu. Tafea. Whitesands Tanna Area Council. Tanna Island, East Tanna, Port Resolution, Iankahi area.

  • Habitat

    Growing in open area (next to a stand of Leucaena leucocephala) on slope above the bay, near thermal vents.

  • Description

    Herbaceous scrambling vine. Flowers yellow, fruits green.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    DNA, Digital image

  • Collection Notes

    5-Dicot;Trip-11

  • Specimen Notes

    NYBG Tissue Sample Barcode: 1426640

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 04711111

    Occurrence ID: b916dacf-50d4-4633-b51c-38adc381c126

  • Laboratory Collections

    Tissue Samples, 1426640, G. M. Plunkett 5153, Luffa aegyptiaca Mill. - Accepted : Cucurbitaceae (306.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Cucurbitales

  • Family

    Cucurbitaceae

  • All Determinations

    Luffa aegyptiaca Mill.

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Vanuatu

  • State/Province

    Tafea

  • County/Municipio

    Whitesands Tanna Area Council

  • Locality

    Tanna Island, East Tanna, Port Resolution, Iankahi area.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 45 m. (148 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -19.525, 169.492

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Annotation
Luffa aegyptiaca Mill.
(Cucurbitaceae)
Det: G.M. Plunkett (NY).
Plunkett-5153
The Flora of Vanuatu
New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
(Cucurbitaceae)
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Tanna Island. East
Tanna, Port Resolution, Iankahi area.
S 19° 31' 30.1"; E 169° 29' 29.7"; 45 m elev.
Herbaceous scrambling vine. Growing in open area
(next to a stand of Leucaena leucocephala) on slope
above the bay, near thermal vents. Flowers yellow,
fruits green. DNA, Digital image. Duplicates: 5
Gregory M. Plunkett, #5153 August 26,2019
Martial Wahe, Presley Dovo, Iliesa Koroi, Johnson
Noar, Peter Nisian, and Vagaha Damien Hinge.
A collaboration o/NYBG and PVNH, funded by
the National Science Foundation and The Christensen Fund.
04711111