Cassia occidentalis 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

BOTANICAL
New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Ethnobotany of Vanuatu
Michael J. Balick #4751
N.V. Noansipekas [Naukau]
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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leaf, root When food has no taste, a person is
considered to feel weak. Treat this fatigue, an
extraction of this plant is consumed. Fill a kettle
with leaves, add water, boil it and drink it warm.
The roots of this species can also be used for the
same treatment.
leaf For the treatment of hepatitis. Fill a kettle
with leaves and water. Boil the mixture and drink
it warm. Drink 2-3 cups per day until healed.
Source: Kating Ken Matai (M, 79), Marie Ken Matai (f, 29),
Ken Bob Matai (M, 32), Naloma Ken Matai (f, 21)
I9P
New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Fabaceae)
Cassia occidentalis L.
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Tanna Island. North Tanna,
Village of Nusameto.
S 19° 22’ 59"; E 169° 17’ 41" ; 278 m elev.
Shrub to 2 m tall, dbh 5 cm, flowers yellow. DNA,
digital image. Duplicates: 6.
Michael J. Balick, #4751	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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