Syzygium richii (A.Gray) Merr. & L.M.Perry

• 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. 578 m. (1896 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -19.5857, 169.369

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Ethnobotany of Vanuatu
Gregory M. Plunkett #2894
N.V. Nurap [Neuai]
bark An extraction of this plant is used as an
abortifacient. The inner wood (after outer bark
is peeled) is grated. A handful of the grated sub-
stance is placed in nukura leaf (unspecified), then
squeezed with water to fill a liter bottle. The liq-
uid is then consumed in its entirety, only once.
Source: David Kapwia (m, 39), Joseph Dabuah (M, 55),
Tupun Alexis (M, 36)
New York Botanical Garden: ny
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Myrtaceae)
Syzygium richii (A. Gray) Merr. & L.M. Perry
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Tanna Island. Southwest
Tanna, along trail from Yenhup to Mount Tukosmera.
S 19° 35’ 08.4"; E 169° 22’ 07.8"; 578 m elev.
Tree, 8 m tall, 15 cm dbh. Growing on steep slope in
dense forest. DNA, digital image. Duplicates: 6.
Gregory M. Plunkett, #2894	June 25,2014
Tom Ranker, Chanel Sam, Jean-Pascal Wahe, R. Sean
Thackurdeen, Kate Armstrong, Laurence Ramon, Frazer
Alo, Alexis Tupun, David Kapwia, Joseph Dabauh
A collaboration ofNYBG and PVNH, funded by The Christensen Fund,
The National Geographic Society, and The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund.
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