Gmelina palauensis

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Palau

• State/Province

  Airai

• Locality

  Oikull Village, Ngesechang summer house.

• Coordinates

  7.37936, 134.578

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

New York Botanical Garden
Institute of Economic Botany
Plants and People of Palau
Lamiaceae
Gmelinapalauensis H.J.Lam.
det. Ann Kitalong, 2007
Republic of Palau, Airai State, Oikull Village,
Ngesechang summer house.
N 07°22.762 E 134°34.707
N.V. Blacheos [Palauan]
Secondary forest border b/w Ngesechang and Oikull.
Tree; 30ft tall; dbh 40cm. Flowers white; fruits purple
when ripe. Characteristic hollowness to the center of
the trunk.
Use:
Construction: Good for construction, as flooring,
posts and pillars. Termites eat only around the edges,
and cannot get into the center, of the piece used for
construction. (DN)
Comments:
The fruits are bird food. (DN)
# 4409 Michael Balick, Yadana Desmond, Sholeh Hanser, Ann
Kitalong, Nicholas Penna, Kiblas Soaladaob, Amy Vogel.
Local expert: Yvonne Singeo. (f)(YS)
Additional interview (August 1,2007): Dirratkelkang
Dirraklang Ngirametuker (f,82) (DN)
July 31,2007
A research collaboration of the Belau National Museum, The
New York Botanical Garden Institute of Economic Botany and
00206517	Community of Oikull. Fieldwork funded by The V. Kann
Rasmussen Foundation.