Freycinetia microdonta Martelli

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Vanuatu

• State/Province

  Tafea

• County/Municipio

  South West Tanna Area Council

• Locality

  Tanna Island, in forest near Yenasur, along ridge to Mount Tukosmera.

• Elevation

  Alt. 346 m. (1135 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -19.5966, 169.353

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Pandanaceae)
Freycinetia tannaensis Martelli
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Tanna Island. Southwest
Tanna, in forest near Yenasur, along ridge to Mount
Tukosmera.
S 19° 35’ 47.7"; E 169° 21’ 10.5”; 346 m elev.
Liana. Sterile. Growing up trunk of tree fern (Cyathea)
in dense forest. DNA, digital image. Duplicates: 2.
Gregory M. Plunkett, #2946 November 18,2014
Tom A. Ranker, Marika Tuiwawa, Chanel Sam, R. Sean
Thackurdeen, Frazer Alo, Benjamin Tom, Joseph Kema,
Samuel Herwaen, John Pascua
A collaboration ofNYBG and PVNH, funded by The Christensen Fund,
The National Geographic Society, and The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund.
New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Ethnobotany of Vanuatu
Gregory M. Plunkett #2946
N.V. Nikuiry [Neuai]
leaf When the leaves of this plant are touched,
it is believed that cloudy cover will soon appear
overhead. Caution is taken to avoid touching this
plant.
Source: John Pasua (m, 55), Samuel Herwaen (m, 29), Joseph
Kema (m, 28), Benjamin Tom (m, is)