Pavetta opulina (G.Forst.) DC.

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Vanuatu

• State/Province

  Tafea

• County/Municipio

  South West Tanna Area Council

• Locality

  Tanna Island, around Yenhup and surrounding villages, in gardens and disturbed forests.

• Elevation

  Alt. 269 m. (883 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -19.5883, 169.344

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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
(Rubiaceae)
Pavetta opulina DC.
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The Ethnobotany of Vanuatu
Gregory M. Plunkett #2921
N.V. Manaker [Neuai]
leaf Young, top leaves are edible. They are
cooked with coconut milk in a saucepan.
Source: David Kapwia (M, 39), Joseph Dabuah (m, 55),
Tupun Alexis (m, 36)
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Tanna Island. Southwest
Tanna, around Yenhup and surrounding villages, in
gardens and disturbed forests.
S 19° 35’ 17.9"; E 169° 20’ 37.7"; 269 m elev.
Tree, 5 m tall, 5-7 cm dbh. Flowers white. Growing at
edge of disturbed forest. DNA, digital image.
Duplicates: 6.
Gregory M. Plunkett, #2921	June 26,2014
Tom Ranker, Chanel Sam, R. Sean Thackurdeen, Kate
Armstrong, Frazer Alo, Alexis Tupun, Samuel, David
Kapwia
A collaboration ofNYBG and PVNH, funded by The Christensen Fund,
The National Geographic Society, and The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund.
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