Pipturus argenteus (G.Forst.) Wedd.

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Vanuatu

• State/Province

  Tafea

• County/Municipio

  West Tanna Area Council

• Locality

  Tanna Island. just east of Lenakel, along track to Letakran Village, along creek.

• Elevation

  Alt. 44 m. (144 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -19.528, 169.281

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

03599184
New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Urticaceae)
Pipturus argenteus (G. Forst.) Wedd.
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Tanna Island. West Tanna,
just east of Lenakel, along track to Letakran Village,
along creek.
S 19° 31’ 40.9"; E 169° 16’ 52.7"; 44 m elev.
Well branched tree, 4-5 m tall, 15 cm dbh, young fruits
greenish. Growing in disturbed secondary forest. DNA,
digital image. Duplicates: 6.
Gregory M. Plunkett, #2795	June 7,2014
Michael Balick, Kate Armstrong, R. Sean Thackurdeen,
Jean-Pascal Wahe, Presley Dovo, Joshua Andrew
A collaboration ofNYBG and PVNH, funded by The Christensen Fund,
The National Geographic Society, and The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund.
The Ethnobotany of Vanuatu
Gregory M. Plunkett #2795
N.V. Nanumien [Natuvar]
stem Stem portion used to relieve fish bones
lodged in one’s throat. Strip outer skin from
young stems, and squeeze liquid from that skin
into the throat. Use \ cup of liquid, and drink to
clear the fish bone, in the same way one can use
vegetable oil to loosen a fish bone stuck in the
throat. This method is valued as it does not bring
futher harm to the person affected.
New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
Source: Jean-Pascal Wahe (M), Joshua Andrew (m>