Hernandia moerenhoutiana Guill.

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Vanuatu

• State/Province

  Tafea

• County/Municipio

  South West Tanna Area Council

• Locality

  Tanna Island, along trail from Yenhup to Mount Tukosmera, near Issasia Village.

• Elevation

  Alt. 468 m. (1535 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -19.587, 169.359

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
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BOTANICAL
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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The Ethnobotany of Vanuatu
Gregory M.Plunkett #2909
N.V. Nipuro [Neuai]
bole Trunk is used to make the main body of an
outrigger canoe.
N.B. When fruit is ripe, a gust of wind will cause
a whistle.
Source: David Kapwia (m, 39), Joseph Dabuah (M, 55),
Tupun Alexis (M, 36)
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Hemandiaceae)
Hernandia moerenhoutiana Guillem.
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Tanna Island. Southwest
Tanna, along trail from Yenhup to Mount Tukosmera,
near Issasia Village.
S 19° 35’ 13.3"; E 169° 21’ 34.2"; 468 m elev.
Tree, 15 m tall, 80 cm dbh. Fruits yellow-green turning
reddish. Growing at edge of secondary forest. DNA,
digital image. Duplicates: 6.
Gregory M. Plunkett, #2909	June 25,2014
Tom Ranker, Chanel Sam, Jean-Pascal Wahe, R. Sean
Thackurdeen, Kate Armstrong, Laurence Ramon, Frazer
Alo, Alexis Tupun, David Kapwia, Joseph Dabauh
A collaboration ofNYBG and PVNH, funded by The Christensen Fund,
The National Geographic Society, and The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund.
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