Acalypha grandis Benth.

• 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 y JLa!(_A
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH 'fc^vNw
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Euphorbiaceae)
Acalypha grandis Benth.
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Tanna Island. Southwest
Tanna, Yenhup Village.
I S 19° 35’ 08"; E 169° 20’ 45”; 308 m elev.
s Tree to 8 m, dbh 6 cm, inflorescence red. DNA, digital
I image. Duplicates: 6.
Michael J. Balick, #4777	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,
|^j The National Geographic Society, and The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund.
stem The stems of this shrub are used for rafters
in the roof of a traditional house; they are also
used to fold coconut leaves over to make thatch.
stem Stems are used to make bows for hunting,
peel the bark off and bend the bow. Use the aerial
roots of Ficus for the string.
stem Young boys make a toy spear from this
stem-split the ends on one side and sharpen the
end on the other-used to practice hunting for
when they get older, to sharpen their aim and
skills.
stem To harvest kava Piper methysticum, take
the stem, sharpen one end and use to dig up the
roots. This is considered the “black leaf” vari-
ety, and MJB 4765, also Acalypha grandis, is the
“white leaf” variety.
Source: Jean Iaruwaing (M,60), Kang Mariros (F.49), Easter
Samuel (F, 24), Sula Nako <f, 57)
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