Coleus scutellarioides Elmer

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Vanuatu

• State/Province

  Tafea

• County/Municipio

  Whitesands Tanna Area Council

• Locality

  Tanna Island, Southeast Tanna, Iarofi/Kounarevan area (between Iatukwei and Imaki), at Kahirapei Namare (flying fox roost) area.

• Elevation

  Alt. 210 m. (689 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -19.5901, 169.456

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

New York Botanical Garden: NY	1/
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH ryJf^N,-y
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Lamiaceae)
Coleus scutellarioides Elmer
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Tanna Island. Southeast
Tanna, Iarofi/Kounarevan area (between Iatukwei and
Imaki), at Kahirapei Namare (flying fox roost) area.
S 19° 35’ 24.5"; E 169° 27’ 22.0"; 210 m elev.
Herb. Growing as weed in kava garden. Duplicates: 4.
Gregory M. Plunkett, #3148	March 11,2015
Marika Tuiwawa, Philip Wahe, Sam Nauka, Morris
Kawas, Zero Erve, Michael J. Balick
A collaboration ofNYBG and PVNH, funded by The Christensen Fund,
The National Geographic Society, and The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund.'
N.V. Naik [Nafe]
entire plant If a tree is dying from fungal in-
fection, this plant is often be planted near the
tree, especially if the tree is near to one’s garden.
Planting this species near the tree helps protect
crops from infection.
Source: Sam Natou (M, 55), Sam Nauka (M, 50), Philip Wahe
Nf.w York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Ethnobotany of Vanuatu
Gregory M. Plunkett #3148
03698651