Cayratia trifolia (L.) Domin

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Vanuatu

• State/Province

  Tafea

• County/Municipio

  Whitesands Tanna Area Council

• Locality

  Tanna Island, Southeast Tanna, Iarofi/Kounarevan area (between Iatukwei and Imaki), on Coast Road.

• Elevation

  Alt. 25 m. (82 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -19.5908, 169.467

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Flora of Vanuatu
Cayratia trifolia (L.) Domin
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Tanna Island. Southeast
Tanna, Iaroii/Kounarevan area (between Iatukwei and
Imaki), on Coast Road.
S 19° 35’ 27.0"; E 169° 27’ 59.8"; 25 m elev.
Vine in Hibiscus tiliaceus tree. Growing on rocky
roadside cut along Coast Road. Duplicates: 3.
Gregory M. Plunkett, #3163	March 11,2015
Marika Tuiwawa, Philip Wahe, Sam Nauka, Morris
Kawas, Zero Erve, Michael J. Balick
A collaboration ofNYBG and PVNH, funded by The Christensen Fund,
The National Geographic Society, and The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund.
The Ethnobotany of Vanuatu
Gregory M. Plunkett #3163
N.V. Turlmata [Nafe]
stem The vine is used for rope. Collect a length
of vine appropriate for the task, heat it over a fire,
and peel the outer “skin”. Immediately use the
rest of the vine, while warm, to tie the poles and
rafters used to make a traditional house.
(Vitaceae)
Source: Sam Natou (M, 55), Sam Nauka (m, so), Philip Wahe
(M, 60+)
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