Barringtonia edulis Seem.

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Vanuatu

• State/Province

  Tafea

• County/Municipio

  North Tanna Area Council

• Locality

  Tanna Island, North Tanna, Village of Nusameto

• Elevation

  Alt. 278 m. (912 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -19.3831, 169.295

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

New York Botanical Garden: NY	V jUi<!('~A
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH ^^StVNh'/
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Lethycidaceae)
Barringtonia edulis Seem.
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Tanna Island. North Tanna,
Village of Nusameto.
S 19° 22’ 59"; E 169° 17’ 41"; 278 m elev.
Tree to 10 m, dbh 25 cm, fruits green, turning red.
Growing near homestead. DNA, digital image.
Duplicates: 6.
Michael J. Balick, #4745	December 3,2015
R. Sean Thackurdeen, Philemon Ala, Frazier Alo,
Thomas J. Doro and Leo Feimaga
A collaboration ofNYBG and PVNH, funded by The Christensen Fund,
The National Geographic Society, and The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund.
The Ethnobotany of Vanuatu
Michael J. Balick #4745
N.V. Neghen [Naukau]
bark Used as a fish poison. Take the bark, put it
in a reef area, smash bark with a rock underwater,
releasing liquid from the bark. This process stuns
the fish within 10 minutes. Afterwards they rise
to the surface of the water and can be harvested
for cooking and eating.
fruit Fruits edible, can be eaten fresh; remove
nuts and eat these. Alternatively, the fruit can be
boiled in a pot for 5 minutes and the nut can be
removed and eaten.
Source: Kating Ken Matai (M, 79), Marie Ken Matai (f, 29),
Ken Bob Matai (m, 32), Naloma Ken Matai (f, 21)
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