Tapeinosperma scrobiculatum (Seem.) Mez

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Vanuatu

• State/Province

  Tafea

• County/Municipio

  North Tanna Area Council

• Locality

  Tanna Island, North Tanna, Green Hill area, Nusemetu Conservation Area.

• Elevation

  Alt. 404 m. (1325 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -19.3919, 169.295

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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1	jfcfc	New York Botanical Garden: NY Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH 1	[V IwNttJ
New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Flora of Vanuatu
Tapeinosperma scrobiculatum Mez
(Primulaceae)
The Ethnobotany of Vanuatu
Tom A. Ranker #2310
N.V. Nukul Mening [Naka]
entire plant This plant is used as chicken fodder.
It is used specifically when there is a desire to
have many young chicks.
Source: Jimmy Nakapue Asim (m, 50), Yesua Nakapue (F,
54), Tom Johnson (m, 38), Chessie Church (f, 16), Samson
Jimmy Nakapue (m, is), Greg Matai (M, ii)
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Tanna Island. North Tanna,
Green Hill area, Nusemetu Conservation Area.
S 19° 23’ 30.9"; E 169° 17’ 43.0"; 404 m elev.
Tree ca. 6 m tall, fruits red when ripe. DNA, digital
image. Duplicates: 6.
Tom A. Ranker, #2310	November 15,2014
Gregory M. Plunkett, Marika Tuiwawa, Chanel Sam, R.
Sean Thackurdeen, Frazer Alo, Jimmy Nakapue Asim,
Yesua Nakapue, Chessie Church, Samson Jimmy
Nakapue, Greg Matai
A collaboration ofNYBG and PVNH, funded by The Christensen Fund,
The National Geographic Society, arid The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund.
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