Hoya tannaensis T.Green & Kloppenb.

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Vanuatu

• State/Province

  Tafea

• County/Municipio

  South West Tanna Area Council

• Locality

  Tanna Island, along trail from Yenhup to Mount Tukosmera.

• Elevation

  Alt. 725 m. (2379 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -19.5796, 169.374

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

03599197
03599197
The Ethnobotany of Vanuatu
Gregory M. Plunkett #2841
N.V. Turmeta [Neuai]
stem Before the availability of nails, cordage
used to fasten posts. Half-inch to one-inch di-
ameter vines are scorched in fire for one minute.
Outer stem is peeled away and the remaining in-
ner stem is used.
leaf Used to treat sores. A handful of yellow
leaves are rubbed together and squeezed on red
abscess twice per day for four to five days. Dis-
continue when sore subsides.
New York botanical Garden: NY
VANUATU NATIONAL HERBARIUM: PVNH
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New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium; PVNH
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Apocynacèae)
Hoy a tannaensis T. Green & Kloppenburg
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Tanna Island. Southwest
Tanna, along trail from Yenhup to Mount Tukosmera.
S 19° 34’ 46.7"; E 169° 22’ 26.5"; 725 m elev.
Liana. Leaves succulent, flowers deep pink. Growing
into canopy of mature, wet forest. DNA, digital image.
Duplicates: 6.
Gregory M. Plunkett, #2841	June 24,2014
Tom Ranker, Chanel Sam, Jean-Pascal Wahe, R. Sean
Thackurdeen, Kate Armstrong, Laurence Ramon, Frazer
Alo, Alexis Tupun, Jerome Nera Iarapat, David Kapwia
A collaboration ofNYBG and PVNH, funded by The Christensen Fund,
The National Geographic Society, and The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund.
Source: Tupun Alexis (M, 36), Nasuar Madeline Tacknik (F,
59), Iarapat Jerome Nera (m, 39), Henri Sapéa (M)