Euphorbia heterophylla L.

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Euphorbia heterophylla L.

  • Collector(s)

    G. M. Plunkett 5498, 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

    Erect herb, 0.5 m tall. All parts with copious, white but watery latex. Leaves green, but whitish-green at bases. Fruits pale green.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    DNA, Digital image

  • Collection Notes

    5-Dicot

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 04970914

    Occurrence ID: 7851450a-7f6a-42b9-b975-7edae8f0d6c0

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Euphorbiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Euphorbia heterophylla L.

  • 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

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
04970914
"New York. Botanical Garden: NY l/itjyr
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Flora of Vanuatu
puphorbiaceae)
Euphorbia heterophylla L.
Vanuatu: Shefa Province. Efate Island. Port Vila,
along road connecting the Lini Highway in Tebakor to
Anamburu Road.
S 17? 43' 12.0”; 1168° 18’ 40.9'1! 13 m elev.
Erect herb, 0.5 m tall. Growing along roadside. All
parts with copious, white but watery latex. Leaves
green, but whitish-green at bases. Fruits pale green.
DNA, Digital image. Duplicates: 2
Gregory M. Plunkett, #5498 October 18, 2020
A collaboration of NYBG and PVNH, funded by
the National Science Foundation and The Christensen Fund
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