Terminalia catappa L.

  • Filed As

    Combretaceae
    Terminalia catappa L.

  • Collector(s)

    G. M. Plunkett 5547 with Presley Dovo, Thomas Doro, 25 Mar 2021

  • Location

    Vanuatu. Torba. Mota Lava Island. SW Mota Lava, Nereniuman, along coast facing Rah Island.

  • Habitat

    Growing in coastal forest, just above high-tide mark.

  • Description

    Well branched tree, 10 m tall. Flowers white with pink throat, fruits green and glaucous maturing to deep purplish-red.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    DNA, Digital image

  • Collection Notes

    5-Dicot

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 05026628

    Occurrence ID: 6e3f62f9-a33e-4c79-be12-089510c9bcda

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Combretaceae

  • All Determinations

    Terminalia catappa L. det C. Sam, 7 Apr 2021

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Vanuatu

  • State/Province

    Torba

  • Locality

    Mota Lava Island. SW Mota Lava, Nereniuman, along coast facing Rah Island.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2 m. (7 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -13.7108, 167.625

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New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Combretaceae)
Terminalia catappa L.
Vanuatu: Torba Province, Mota Lava Island. SW
Mota Lava, Nereniuman, along coast facing Rah
Island.
1 13° 42' 39.0"; E 167° 37' 31.1"; 2 m elev.
Well branched tree, 10 ill tall. Growing in coastal
forest, just above high-tide mark. Flowers white with
pink throat, fruits green and glaucous maturing to deep
purplish-red. DNA, Digital image. Duplicates: 4
Gregory M. Plunkett, #5547 March 25, 2021
Presley Dovo, Thomas Doro.
A collaboration of NYBG and PVNH, funded by
the National Science Foundation and The Christensen Fund