Dracontomelon vitiense Engl.

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Vanuatu

• State/Province

  Tafea

• County/Municipio

  West Tanna Area Council

• Locality

  Tanna Island. Lowkwaria Village, c. 2 km ENE of Lowanatom Village.

• Elevation

  Alt. 152 m. (499 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -19.4959, 169.265

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Anacardiaceae)
Dracontomelon vitiense Engl.
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Tanna Island. West Tanna,
Lowkwaria Village, c. 2 km ENE of Lowanatom Village.
S 19° 29’ 45.3"; E 169° 15’ 54.9"; 152 m dev.
Tree, 10 m tall, dbh 35 cm, young fruits green, maturing
yellow. Growing in forest near house. DNA, digital
image. Duplicates: 6.
Michael J. Balick, #4712	June 14,2014
Gregory M. Plunkett, Kate Armstrong, R. Sean
Thackurdeen, Jean-Pascal Wahe
A collaboration ofNYBG and PVNH, funded by The Christensen Funçi.
The National Geographic Society, and The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund.
New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National herbarium: PVNH
The Ethnobotany of Vanuatu
Michael J. Balick #4712
N.V. Nunul [Natuvar]
03468658
fruit Children eat the skin of this fruit, and if it
is not ripe it will cause a stomach ache. The ripe
fruits are good to eat and consumed with salt.
fruit Eating the skin is known to act as a purga-
tive. If one desires a purge then eat the skins of
10-15 fruits.
fruit Fruit bats also eat the fruit and hunters
knowing this, gather near this plant to hunt them.
Source: Iawia Jack (M)
New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
03468658