Clerodendrum inerme (L.) Gaertn.

• 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. 339 m. (1112 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -19.5954, 169.353

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVMH
The Ethnobotany of Vanuatu
New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Lamiaceae)
Gregory M. Plunkett #2955
Clerodendrum inerme (L.) Gaertn.
N.V. Ruareng [Neuai]
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leaf This plant is used as a purgative. 6 to 8
green leaves are mixed in one liter of water. One
liter is consumed daily for 3 to 4 days, depending
on the severity of the stomach pain.
leaf The leaves of this plant are burned in the
process of planting a special yam known as
kuarai neau. A branch of green leaves are burned
in the planting hole before mounding and plant-
ing.
Source: John Pasua (M, 55), Samuel Herwaen (M, 29), Joseph
Kema (M, 28), Benjamin Tom (m, i8)
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Tanna Island. Southwest
Tanna, in forest near Yenasur, along ridge to Mount
Tukosmera.
S 19° 35’ 43.3"; E 169° 21’ 09.7"; 339 m elev.
Arching shrub, 1.5 to 2 m tall. Corolla white, throat
tinged with purple; stamens purple. Growing in dense
forest. DNA, digital image. Duplicates: 4.
Gregory M. Plunkett, #2955 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 of NYBG and PVNH, funded by The Christensen Fund,
The National Geographic Society, and The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund.
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