Phyllanthus ciccoides Müll.Arg.

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Vanuatu

• State/Province

  Tafea

• County/Municipio

  West Tanna Area Council

• Locality

  Tanna Island. Lowkwaria Village, c. 2 km ENE of Lowanatom Village.

• Elevation

  Alt. 177 m. (581 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -19.4961, 169.264

• 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
The Ethnobotany of Vanuatu
Michael J. Balick #4713
N.V. Nameliamel [Natuvar]
stem When a person travels to Port Vila where
there are so many people from other islands, it is
good to take a 2 in. piece of the branch from this
tree and keep it in your pocket to keep away the
bad spirits that inhabit other islands, and might
affect you.
Source: Iawia Jack (M)
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Phyllanthaceae)
Phyllanthus ciccoides Müll. Arg.
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Tanna Island. West Tanna,
Lowkwaria Village, c. 2 km ENE of Lowanatom Village.
S 19° 29’ 45.8"; E 169° 15’ 52.1"; 177 m elev.
Tree to 5 m, dbh 25 cm, fruits red. Growing in yard near
house. DNA, digital image. Duplicates: 6.
Michael J. Balick, #4713	June 14,2014
Gregory M. Plunkett, Kate Armstrong, R. Sean
Thackurdeen, Jean-Pascal Wahe
A collaboration ofNYBG and PVNH, funded by The Christensen Fund,
The National Geographic Society, and The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund.
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