Vitex trifolia Vahl

• 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), on road leading to Kahirapei Namare (flying fox roost) area.

• Elevation

  Alt. 40 m. (131 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -19.5926, 169.467

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Lamiaceae)
Vitex trifolia L.
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Tanna Island. Southeast
Tanna, Iarofi/Kounarevan area (between Iatukwei and
Imaki), on road leading to Kahirapei Namare (flying fox
roost) area.
S 19° 35’ 33.3"; E 169° 28’ 00.1"; 40 m elev.
Shrub, 6 m tall. Growing next to stream near coast, along
main trail up from the Coast Road to Ianarawia.
Duplicates: 3.
Gregory M. Plunkett, #3160	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.
The Ethnobotany of Vanuatu
Gregory M. Plunkett #3160
N.V. Nekuraku [Nafe]
stem It is common cultural practice when a per-
son is growing watermelons, to put a knife in the
roots of the watermelon plants, cut a stick from
this tree and then drive it into the roots. This
practice is done to ensure a bountiful watermelon
harvest.
Source: Sam Natou (m, 55), Sam Nauka (m, so), Philip Wahe
(M, 60+)
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