Duranta erecta L.

  • Filed As

    Verbenaceae
    Duranta erecta L.

  • Collector(s)

    G. M. Plunkett 5495, 18 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

    Shrub, 2 m tall. Flowers purple, fruits green turning orange. Two forms, one with pale purple flowers and entire leaf margins, a second with deep purple flowers and serrate leaf margins.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    DNA, Digital image

  • Collection Notes

    5-Dicot

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 04970909

    Occurrence ID: 46ef255d-5a4a-4df1-a20d-a33387b63292

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Lamiales

  • Family

    Verbenaceae

  • All Determinations

    Duranta erecta L. det G. M. Plunkett, 29 Jan 2021

  • 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. 13 m. (43 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -17.72, 168.311

  • Distribution

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(Verbenaceae)
Duranta erecta L.
Vanuatu: Shefa Province. Efate Island. Port Vila,
along road connecting the Lini Highway in Tebakor to
Anamburu Road.
S 17° 43' 12.0”; E 168° 18’ 40>9"; 13 m ete
Shrub, 2 m tall. Growing along roadside. Flowers
purple, fruits green turning orange. Two forms, one
with pale purple (lowers and entire leaf margins, a
second with deep purple flowers and serrate leaf
margins. DNA, Digital image. Duplicates: 2
Gregory M. Plunkett, #5495 October 18, 2020
A collaboration of NYBG and PVNH, funded by
the National Science Foundation and The Christensen Fund.
04970909