Morinda citrifolia L.

• 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

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New York Botanicai Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
BOTANICAL
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
03468693
The Ethnobotany of Vanuatu
Michael J. Balick #4748
N.V. Noaaes [Naukau]
bark To treat back and knee pain that occurs
from long periods of walking. Take 1 handful of
old bark and squeeze in 1 cup of water, drink 3x
daily, morning noon and supper time until pain
goes away.
fruit Yellow ripe fruits are favored by birds, peo-
ple know this and hit with bow and arrow or
slingshot near this tree when it is in fruit.
Source: Kating Ken Matai (M, 79), Marie Ken Matai (F, 29),
Ken Bob Matai (M, 32), Naloma Ken Matai (F, 21)
New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Rubiaceae)
Morinda citrifolia L.
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Tanna Island. North Tanna,
Village of Nusameto.
S 19° 22’ 59" ; E 169° \T 41"; 278 m elev.
Tree to 3 m, 10 cm dbh, flowers cream-white, fruits
green. Tree felled by cyclone. DNA, digital image.
Duplicates: 6.
Michael J. Balick, #4748	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.
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