Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn.

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Vanuatu

• State/Province

  Tafea

• County/Municipio

  Whitesands Tanna Area Council

• Locality

  Tanna Island, Southeast Tanna, Iapkapen area, c. 0.5 km S of Iatukwei, along Main Road.

• Elevation

  Alt. 179 m. (587 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -19.5789, 169.457

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Poaceae)
Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn.
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Tanna Island. Southeast
Tanna, Iapkapen area, c. 0.5 km S of Iatukwei, along
Main Road.
S 19° 34’ 43.9"; E 169° 27’ 26.9"; 179 m elev.
Herb. Growing on roadside along Coast Road.
Duplicates: 2.
Gregory M. Plunkett, #3169	March 11,2015
Marika Tuiwawa, Philip Wahe, Sam Nauka, Moms
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 #3169
N.V. Nuri-Nanipuka [Nafe]
entire plant This plant is used by dogs who have
an upset stomach. They often eat this grass, help-
ing their stomachs feel better.
entire plant Pigs feed on this grass.
Source: Sam Natou (m, 55), Sam Nauka (m, so), Philip Wahe
(M, 60+)
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