Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Vanuatu

• State/Province

  Tafea

• County/Municipio

  Whitesands Tanna Area Council

• Locality

  Tanna Island, East Tanna, White Sands

• Elevation

  Alt. 76 m. (249 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -19.4997, 169.446

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
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The Ethnobotany of Vanuatu
Michael J. Balick #4843
N.V. Kapiliapili [Narak]
stem Use the stem of this tree for posts when
building traditional houses.
leaf Feed leaves to pigs as food.
fruit Sometimes small children eat the young
fruits.
Source: Numalin Mahana (f, 6i), Moses Mahana (M, 62)
New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: pvnh
The Flora of Vanuatu
Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit
(Fabaceae)
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Tanna Island. East Tanna,
White Sands.
S 19° 29’ 59"; E 169° 26’ 45"; 76 m elev.
Tree to 6 m, dbh 22 cm, fruits green. DNA, digital
image. Duplicates: 6.
Michael J. Balick, #4843	December 7,2015
Gregory M. Plunkett, R. Sean Thackurdeen, Jean Pascal
Wahe, Thomas J. Dovo, Leo Feimaga, Philemon Ala,
Frazier Alo
A collaboration ofNYBG and PVNH, funded by The Christensen Fund,
The National Geographic Society, and The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
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