Durandea pentagyna K.Schum.

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Vanuatu

• State/Province

  Tafea

• County/Municipio

  Aneityum Area Council

• Locality

  Aneityum Island. Primary forest along road to Umej. Andoptan.

• Elevation

  Alt. 20 m. (66 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -20.2346, 169.804

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

NEW YORK BOTANICAL G
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New York Botanical Garden: NY JO
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Linaceae)
Durandea pentagyna Schum.
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Aneityum Island. Primary
forest along road to Umej. Andoptan.
S 20° 14’ 04.4"; E 169° 48’ 12.9"; 20 m elev.
Vine to 5 m, flower yellow, fruits red. Stem has recurved
hooks. DNA, digital image. Duplicates: 6.
Michael J. Balick, #4937	April 19,2016
Gregory M. Plunkett, Thomas Doro, Jean Pascal Wahe
A collaboration ofNYBG and PVNH, funded by The Christensen Fund,
The National Geographic Society, and The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund.
The Ethnobotany of Vanuatu
Michael J. Balick #4937
N.V. Incohca [Aneityum]
stem In the old days, the hooks of this plant were
used as a kind of small fishing hook. Heat the
hook over a fire to make it strong. Tie a rope to it
and use it to catch fish.
bark Take inner bark-1 handful and boil in a full
pot of water and wash the body lx daily to treat
scabies. Can work in as soon as 2 days. It is
known to cure the sores very fast.
Source: Wopa Nasauman (M.42), Thomas Japanesai (M.48),
Dick Matenekea (M)