Acalypha grandis Benth.

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Vanuatu

• State/Province

  Tafea

• County/Municipio

  West Tanna Area Council

• Locality

  Tanna Island. Loukweria Village

• Elevation

  Alt. 176 m. (577 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -19.4958, 169.263

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Euphorbiaceae)
Acalypha grandis Benth.
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Tanna Island. West Tanna,
Loukweria Village.
S 19° 29’ 45"; E 169° 15’ 48"; 176 m elev.
Shrub 2 m tall, dbh 1.5 cm, flowers green-yellow. DNA,
digital image. Duplicates: 6.
Michael J. Balick, #4792	December 5,2015
1^. Sean Thackurdeen, Thomas J. Dovo, Leo Feimaga,
Sam Natuoa, Philemon Ala, Frazier Alo
A collaboration ofNYBG and PVNH, funded by The Christensen Fund,
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 #4792
N.V. Naknao [Natuar]
leaf If a person has a cut on their body, take
a mouthfull of these leaves and chew, wrap in
Macaranga dioica leaves, put in fire to heat, and
squeeze juice that comes out on the cut. Use 4x
daily for as long as needed to heal the wound.
stem The stems of this plant are cut to 2 ft. long
pieces, sharpened and used to throw at flying
foxes to knock them out of the air.
stem To harvest kava (Piper methysticum),
sharpen a 2 ft. long stem and scrape soil away
from the kava. This method won’t disturb the
roots of the kava like a shovel does, so use sharp-
ened stick to harvest this root.
stem Use stems of this plant to fashion the limbs
of hunting bows..
stem This species yields a good firewood.
Source: Lui Noamel (M, 52), Joe Natuma (m, 73), David Tao
(M, 63), Jack Iawiah (M, 5i), Natua Harry (f, 45)
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