Terminalia catappa L.

• 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

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New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Çombretaceae)
Terminalia catappa L.
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Tanna Island. Southwest
Tanna, Yenhup Village.
S 19° 35’ 08"; E 169° 20’ 45"; 308 m elev.
Tree to 15 m tall, dbh 50 cm, flowers white. DNA,
digital image. Duplicates: 6.
Michael J. Balick, #4775	December 4,2015
R. Sean Thackurdeen, Philemon Ala, Frazier Alo,
Thomas J. Doro, Leo Feimaga, Samuel Herwaen
A collaboration ofNYBG and PVNH, funded by The Christensen Fund,
The National Geographic Society, and The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund.
New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
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The Ethnobotany of Vanuatu
Michael J. Balick #4775
N.V. Tare [Nawai]
fruit Fruits are edible, eaten raw.
stem The wood is hard and used to make planks
for the house as well as house posts and rafters.
stem Good wood for firewood.
Source: Jean Iaruwaing (m,60), Kang Mariros (F,49>, Easter
Samuel (F, 24), Sula Nako (f, 57)
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