Aceratium oppositifolium DC.

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Vanuatu

• State/Province

  Tafea

• County/Municipio

  North Tanna Area Council

• Locality

  Tanna Island, North Tanna, Green Hill, road from village to Botanical Garden.

• Elevation

  Alt. 287 m. (942 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -19.3777, 169.297

• Distribution

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The Ethnobotany of Vanuatu
Kate Armstrong #576
N.V. Nohoi [Naka]
bark Juice of squeezed bark is consumed in a
glass of water as a contraceptive; Drink is con-
sumed by either a man or woman.
fruit Fruits are thrown at pigs to keep them out
of the house.
Source: Samson Numake Nakabue (m, 62)
New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Elaeocarpaceae)
Aceratium oppositifolium DC.
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Tanna Island. North Tanna,
Green Hill, road from village to Botanical Garden.
S 19° 22’ 39.7"; E 169° 17’ 50.4"; 287 m elev.
Tree c. 13 m tall, dbh c. 65 cm, flowers white, fruit red.
DNA, digital image. Duplicates: 6.
Kate Armstrong, #576	June 18,2014
Gregory Plunkett, Tom Ranker, R. Sean Thackurdeen,
Chanel Sam, Laurence Ramon, Frazer Alo, Jean-Pascal
Wahe & Samson Numake Nakabue
A collaboration ofNYBG and PVNH, funded by The Christensen Fund,
The National Geographic Society, and The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund.
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