Pipturus argenteus (G.Forst.) Wedd.

  • Filed As

    Urticaceae
    Pipturus argenteus (G.Forst.) Wedd.

  • Collector(s)

    G. M. Plunkett 2913 with Tom Ranker, Chanel Sam, R. Sean Thackurdeen, Kate Armstrong, Frazer Alo, Alexis Tupun, Samuel, David Kapwia, 26 Jun 2014

  • Location

    Vanuatu. Tafea. South West Tanna Area Council. Tanna Island, around Yenhup and surrounding villages, in gardens and disturbed forests.

  • Habitat

    Growing along road leading from Yenhup to the coast, just uphill from nakamal.

  • Description

    Well branched tree, 6 m tall, 30 cm dbh. Flowers and young fruits pale green.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    DNA, digital image

  • Collection Notes

    5-Dicot

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02858986

    Occurrence ID: db9bf37d-1d2b-48ce-9c58-12fdf92120a5

  • Laboratory Collections

    Tissue Samples, 01285455, G. M. Plunkett 2913, Pipturus argenteus (G.Forst.) Wedd. - : Urticaceae (82.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;

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  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Vanuatu

  • State/Province

    Tafea

  • County/Municipio

    South West Tanna Area Council

  • Locality

    Tanna Island, around Yenhup and surrounding villages, in gardens and disturbed forests.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 265 m. (869 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -19.5861, 169.346

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New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
02858986
The Ethnobotany of Vanuatu
Gregory M. Plunkett #2913
N.V. Nemiang [Neuai]
fruit Fruits are edible.
Source: David Kapwia (m, 39), Joseph Dabuah (M, 55),
Tupun Alexis (m, 36)
New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Urticaceae)
Pipturus argenteus (G. Forst.) Wedd.
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Tanna Island. Southwest
Tanna, around Yenhup and surrounding villages, in
gardens and disturbed forests.
S 19° 35’ 10.1"; E 169° 20’ 44.1"; 265 m elev.
Well branched tree, 6 m tall, 30 cm dbh. Flowers and
young fruits pale green. Growing along road leading
from Yenhup to the coast, just uphill from nakamal.
DNA, digital image. Duplicates: 6.
Gregory M. Plunkett, #2913	June 26,2014
Tom Ranker, Chanel Sam, R. Sean Thackurdeen, Kate
Armstrong, Frazer Alo, Alexis Tupun, Samuel, David
Kapwia
A collaboration ofNYBG and PVNH, funded by The Christensen Fund,
The National Geographic Society, and The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund.
02858986