Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (L.) Vahl

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Vanuatu

• State/Province

  Tafea

• County/Municipio

  South West Tanna Area Council

• Locality

  Tanna Island, South Tanna, Kwamera area (Ienehepe nakamal).

• Elevation

  Alt. 111 m. (364 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -19.6441, 169.431

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Verbenaceae)
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (L.) Vahl
, Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Tanna Island. South Tanna,
Kwamera area (Ienehepe nakamal).
S 19° 38’ 38.8"; E 169° 25’ 51.4"; 111m elev.
Weedy herb to subshrub, 1 m tall. Flowers purple.
1 Growing in open forest heavily impacted by cyclone.
DNA, digital image. Duplicates: 6.
Gregory M. Plunkett, #3243 December 12,2015
Michael Balick, Jean-Pascal Wahe, R. Sean
Thackurdeen, Frazer Alo, Presley Dovo, Thomas Doro,
Tom Ravai, Alick Raviras, Peter Tanife, Nako Maur,
David Tom, Dan Tanife, Yawa Yawa, John Yawa
*	A collaboration ofNYBG and PVNH, funded by The Christensen Fund,
The National Geographic Society, and The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund.