Brunfelsia americana L.

  • Filed As

    Solanaceae
    Brunfelsia americana L.

  • Collector(s)

    G. M. Plunkett 5514, 21 Nov 2020

  • Location

    Vanuatu. Shéfa. Efate Island. Port Vila, along Kumul Highway in Nambatu, in front of Au Bon Marché supermarket.

  • Habitat

    Growing at edge of road (probably cultivated).

  • Description

    Shrub, 1.5 m tall. Flowers white to pale yellow, with a minute and pale purple eye. Fruit orange, dehiscent, with numerous brown seeds.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    DNA, Digital image

  • Collection Notes

    5-Dicot

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 05027039

    Occurrence ID: 21a3741e-2866-4e90-96e6-ba653827547d

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Solanales

  • Family

    Solanaceae

  • All Determinations

    Brunfelsia americana L.

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Vanuatu

  • State/Province

    Shéfa

  • Locality

    Efate Island. Port Vila, along Kumul Highway in Nambatu, in front of Au Bon Marché supermarket.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 22 m. (72 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -17.7517, 168.316

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New York Botanical Garden; NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium; PVNH
The Flora of Vanuatu
Brunfelsia americana L.
(Solanaceae)
Vanuatu: Shefa Province. Efate Island. Port Vila
along Kumul Highway in Nambatu, in front of Au Bo
Marché supermarket.
S 17° 45' 06.0"; E 168° 18' 58.5"; 22 m elev.
Shrub, 1.5 m tall. Growing at edge of road (probabl
cultivated). Flowers white to pale yellow, with a ^
minute and pale purple eye. Fruit orange, dehiscent
with numerous brown seeds. DNA, Digital imae ’
Duplicates: 2
Gregory M. Plunkett, #5514 November 21,2020
A collaboration ofNYBG and PVNH, funded h
the National Science Foundation and The Chrmen*/ *
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