Leucopogon cymbulae Labill.

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Vanuatu

• State/Province

  Tafea

• County/Municipio

  Aneityum Area Council

• Locality

  Aneityum Island. Forest behind Unameij, Anuwunamlau

• Elevation

  Alt. 30 m. (98 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -20.2296, 169.779

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
03509444
The Ethnobotany of Vanuatu
Michael J. Balick #4875
N.V. Nareck [Aneityum]
stem To make a local broom, gather a group of
branches of this plant, tie together, bum off the
leaves when they are dry and then use to sweep
(photo with Wopa Nasauman).
Source: Wopa Nasauman (m, 42), Rene Theimu (M, 42)
New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Epacridaceae)
Leucopogon cymbulae Labill.
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Aneityum Island. Forest
behind Unameij, Anuwunamlau.
S 20° 13’ 46.7"; E 169° 46’ 44.8”; 30 m elev.
Shrub to 2 m, dbh 5 com, flowers white. Red clay soil,
scrub vegetation. DNA, digital image. Duplicates: 6.
Michael J. Balick, #4875	April 16,2016
Gregory M. Plunkett, K. David Harrison, Thomas Doro
A collaboration ofNYBG and PVNH, funded by The Christensen Fund,
The National Geographic Society, and The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund.
03509444