Synedrella nodiflora (L.) Gaertn.

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Vanuatu

• State/Province

  Tafea

• County/Municipio

  Aneityum Area Council

• Locality

  Aneityum Island. Cultivated garden along coast. Ithupa.

• Elevation

  Alt. 2 m. (7 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -20.2293, 169.767

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Asteraceae)
Synedrella nodiflora (L.) Gaertn.
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Aneityum Island.
Cultivated garden along coast. Ithupa.
S 20° 13’ 45.5"; E 169° 46’ 02.4"; 2 m elev.
Herb to 50 cm tall, flowers yellow. DNA, digital image.
Duplicates: 6.
Michael J. Balick, #4947	April 20,2016
A collaboration of NYBG and PVNH, funded by The Christensen Fund,
The National Geographic Society, and The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund.
The Ethnobotany of Vanuatu
Michael J. Balick #4947
f.V. Intopasyejitohou [Aneityum]
leaf To treat toothache, collect the uppermost
young leaves, rub them in your hand, put mass
of crushed leaves into the area of toothache to
lessen the pain. Do this as needed until the pain
goes away. Keep it in your mouth for 10 minutes
then spit out, then add a new one, keep going as
needed.
ource: Titiya Lalep (m, 54)
New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH