Myrsine amischocarpa (A.C.Sm.) Ricketson & Pipoly

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Vanuatu

• State/Province

  Tafea

• County/Municipio

  South West Tanna Area Council

• Locality

  Tanna Island, along trail from Yenhup to Mount Tukosmera.

• Elevation

  Alt. 724 m. (2375 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -19.5797, 169.374

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Ethnobotany of Vanuatu
Gregory M. Plunkett #2845
N.V. Nahar [Neuai]
stem Large branch is cut to form a replacement
handle for an axe. Considered a hardwood.
Source: Tupun Alexis (M, 36), Nasuar Madeline Tacknik (f,
59), Iarapat Jerome Neru (M, 39)
New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Primulaceae)
Rapanea amischocarpa A.C. Sm.
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Tanna Island. Southwest
Tanna, along trail from Yenhup to Mount Tukosmera.
S 19° 34’ 46.9"; E 169° 22’ 24.6"; 724 m elev.
Understory tree, 6-7 m tall. Flower buds. Growing at
edge of dense forest near canopy gap. DNA, digital
image. Duplicates: 6.
Gregory M. Plunkett, #2845	June 24,2014
Tom Ranker, Chanel Sam, Jean-Pascal Wahe, R. Sean
Thackurdeen, Kate Armstrong, Laurence Ramon, Frazer
Alo, Alexis Tupun, Jerome Neru Iarapat, David Kapwia
A collaboration ofNYBG and PVNH, funded by The Christensen Fund,
The National Geographic Society, and The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund.
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