Syzygium malaccense (L.) Merr. & L.M.Perry

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Vanuatu

• State/Province

  Tafea

• County/Municipio

  South West Tanna Area Council

• Locality

  Tanna Island, Yenhup Village

• Elevation

  Alt. 308 m. (1010 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -19.5856, 169.346

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Myfis&Gaeeae)
; Syzygium malaccense (L.) Merr. & L.M. Perry
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Tanna Island. Southwest
Tanna, Yenhup Village.
S 19° 35’ 08"; E 169° 20’ 45"; 308 m elev.
! Tree 20 m tall, 65 cm dbh, stamens red/pink. DNA,
“I digital image. Duplicates: 6.
^ Michael J. Balick, #4772	December 4,2015
R. Sean Thackurdeen, Philemon Ala, Frazier Alo,
Thomas J. Doro, Leo Feimaga, Samuel Herwaen
A collaboration of NYBG and PVNH, funded by The Christensen Fund,
The National Geographic Society, and The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund.
stem, leaf To treat a sore (cut, wound, scrape)
on the body, crush young shoots and leaves of
this plant and place it on the sore. Cover with a
young leaf of the same species, leave on a day or
two until the sore is dry.
leaf When chewing kava in the nakamal (village
meeting place and ceremonial kava grounds) one
uses this leaf to hold the masticated kava before
it is extracted.
Source: Jean Iaruwaing (m,60), Kang Mariros (f,49), Easter
Samuel (f, 24), Sula Nako (f, 57)
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