Coffea arabica L.

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Vanuatu

• State/Province

  Tafea

• County/Municipio

  South West Tanna Area Council

• Locality

  Tanna Island, Yenhup Village

• Elevation

  Alt. 308 m. (1010 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -19.5856, 169.346

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
03468695
The Ethnobotany of Vanuatu
Michael J. Balick #4759
N.V. Kofi [Nawai]
stem Sticks from this shrub are used to make
small rafters in the roof of a traditional house.
fruit Dry the ripe fruits and sell to the coopera-
tive to produce Tanna Coffee.
Source: Jean Iaruwaing (M,60), Kang Mariros (f, 49), Easter
Samuel (F, 24), Sula Nako (F, 57)
New York Botanical Garden: NY y jLa^
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Rubiaceae)
Coffea arabica L.
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Tanna Island. Southwest
Tanna, Yenhup Village.
S 19° 35’ 08"; E 169° 20’ 45" ; 308 m elev.
Shrub to 2 m tall, dbh 4 cm, flowers white, fruits green
turning red. DNA, digital image. Duplicates: 6.
Michael J. Balick, #4759	December 4,2015
R. Sean Thackurdeen, Philemon Ala, Frazier Alo,
Thomas J. Doro, Leo Feimaga, Samuel Herwaen
A collaboration ofNYBG and PVNH, funded by The Christensen Fund,
The National Geographic Society, and The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund.
03468695