Alphitonia zizyphoides A.Gray

  • Filed As

    Rhamnaceae
    Alphitonia zizyphoides A.Gray

  • Collector(s)

    G. M. Plunkett 5740 with Thomas Doro, James Ure, Charlie Bride Paul, Wopa Nasauman, Kelly Makoy, 05 Jun 2021

  • Location

    Vanuatu. Taféa. Aneityum Island. SE Aneityum, Inamet area, 0.3 km inland from coast and c. 3 km direct distance NE of Umej.

  • Habitat

    Growing in riparian forest.

  • Description

    Well branched tree, 12 m tall. Flowers white, fruits pale green maturing to black.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    DNA, Digital image

  • Collection Notes

    5-Dicot

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 05026616

    Occurrence ID: 5d4b2749-418c-4cc1-8be4-4c1503b06d70

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  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Vanuatu

  • State/Province

    Taféa

  • Locality

    Aneityum Island. SE Aneityum, Inamet area, 0.3 km inland from coast and c. 3 km direct distance NE of Umej.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 33 m. (108 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -20.2336, 169.877

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New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Rhamnaceae)
Alphitonia zizyphoides A. Gray
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Aneityum Island. SE
Aneityum, Inamet area, 0.3 km inland from coast and
c. 3 km direct distance NE of Umej.
S 20° 14' 00.9”; E 169° 52' 38.5”; 33 m elev.
Well branched tree, 12 m tall. Growing in riparian
forest. Flowers white, fruits pale green maturing to
black DMA, Digital image. Duplicates: 6
Gregory M. Plunkett, #5740	June 5, 2021
Thomas Doro, James Ure, Charlie Bride Paul, Wopa
Nasauman, Kelly Makoy.
A collaboration ofNYBG and PVNH, funded by
the National Science Foundation and The Christensen Fund.
05026616