Hedycarya dorstenioides A.Gray

• 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 Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
03468689
The Ethnobotany of Vanuatu
Michael J. Balick #4753
N.V. Negapup [Naukau]
stem To make a fire, rub a 2 cm diameter stick
against a piece of trunk of this tree-peel bark off
of a trunk to make it smooth, hold the end of stick
against that piece of trunk and rub it back and
forth quickly into a small pile of bark strips to
make the fire. A strong person can make a fire in
3-5 minutes using this technique.
fruit Birds eat this fruit and people hunt the
birds near this tree.
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 y: !1U^
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH pl|lf*>vl
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Monimiaceae)
Hedycarya dorstenioides A. Gray
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Tanna Island. North Tanna,
Village of Nusameto.
S 19° 22’ 59"; E 169° 17’ 41" ; 278 m elev.
Tree to 8 m, 3 cm dbh, flowers green turning yellow then
red. DNA, digital image. Duplicates: 5.
Michael J. Balick, #4753	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.
03468689