Thunbergia laurifolia Lindl.

  • Filed As

    Acanthaceae
    Thunbergia laurifolia Lindl.

  • Collector(s)

    G. M. Plunkett 5505, 24 Oct 2020

  • Location

    Vanuatu. Shéfa. Efate Island. Port Vila, along road connecting the Lini Highway in Tebakor to Anamburu Road.

  • Habitat

    Growing along roadside.

  • Description

    Robust liana. Inflorescence pendent, flowers pale purple with green sepals.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    DNA, Digital image

  • Collection Notes

    5-Dicot

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 05027038

    Occurrence ID: f3c57310-f28e-4fd6-b6e3-f4b451672cba

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  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Vanuatu

  • State/Province

    Shéfa

  • Locality

    Efate Island. Port Vila, along road connecting the Lini Highway in Tebakor to Anamburu Road.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 36 m. (118 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -17.7196, 168.313

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New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Acanthaceae)
Thunbergia laurifolia Lindl.
Vanuatu: Shefa Province. Efate Island. Port Vila
along road connecting the Lini Highway in Tebakor to
Anamburu Road.
S 17° 43' 10.6"; E 168° 18' 47.3”; 36 m elev.
Robust liana. Growing along roadside. Inflorescence
pendent, flowers pale purple with green sepals. DNA
Digital image. Duplicates: 2
Gregory M. Plunkett, #5505 October 24,2020
A collaboration o/NYBG and PVNH, funded by
the National Science Foundation and The Christensen Fund
05027038