Ceodes umbellifera J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Vanuatu

• State/Province

  Tafea

• County/Municipio

  South West Tanna Area Council

• Locality

  Tanna Island, South Tanna, Kwamera area (Ienehepe nakamal).

• Elevation

  Alt. 105 m. (344 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -19.6432, 169.43

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

BOTANICAL
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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N.V. Napkapi [Nafe]
bark Feed pigs with the bark of this tree, and
mix it with pig food as well. When eaten, this
bark will help make the pig grow fat.
infructescences When the fruits are ripe, they
get sticky and this can be used to trap birds. Put
these fruits around a cut up papaya, and put that
in a clear place-when the birds come to eat the
papaya they get stuck by the fruits and can be
caught.
Source: Rawi Ames (M, 42), Kaias Yauiko Nerkahoro (F, 70),
Kasu Janet (F, 28)
New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Nyctaginaceae)
Pisonia umbellifera (J.R. Forst. & G. Forst.) Seem.
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Tanna Island. South Tanna,
Kwamera area (Ienehepe nakamal).
S 19° 38’ 35.6"; E 169° 25’ 49.5"; 105 m elev.
Tree, 6-8 m tall, damaged. Fruits greenish-brown.
Growing in open forest heavily impacted by cyclone.
DNA, digital image. Duplicates: 6.
Gregory M. Plunkett, #3262 December 12,2015
Michael Balick, Jean-Pascal Wahe, R. Sean
Thackurdeen, Frazer Alo, Presley Dovo, Thomas Doro,
Tom Ravai, Alick Ravirus, Peter Tanife, Nako Maur,
David Tom, Dan Tanife, Yawa Yawa, John Yawa
.. A collaboration of NYBG and PVNH, funded by The Christensen Fund,
The National Geographic Society, and The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund.