Psychotria milnei (A.Gray) K.Schum.

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Vanuatu

• State/Province

  Tafea

• County/Municipio

  Whitesands Tanna Area Council

• Locality

  Tanna Island, Southeast Tanna, Iarofi/Kounarevan area (between Iatukwei and Imaki), at Kahirapei Namare (flying fox roost) area.

• Elevation

  Alt. 250 m. (820 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -19.5906, 169.453

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

• Level 1 Use

  SOCIAL USES

• Use Notes

  culture-bound concept

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New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Rubiaceae)
Psychotria milnei (A. Gray) K. Schum.
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Tanna Island. Southeast
Tanna, Iarofi/Kounarevan area (between Iatukwei and
Imaki), at Kahirapei Ñamare (flying fox roost) area.
S 19° 35’ 26.1"; E 169° 27’ 12.1"; 250 m elev.
Shrub, 1-1.5 m tall. Flowers white, fruits bright red.
Growing in dense forest. Duplicates: 3.
Gregory M. Plunkett, #3130	March 11,2015
Marika Tuiwawa, Philip Wahe, Sam Nauka, Morris
Kawas, Zero Ervé, Michael J. Balick
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
Gregory M. Plunkett #3130
N.V. Kwankumah [Nafe]
entire plant A person would never use a food
knife when cutting this tree as it will make that
person hungry, which is also the name of the tree.
So people do not like to cut this tree.
Source: Sam Natou (M, 55), Sam Nauka (M, 50), Philip Wahe
(M, 60+)
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