Acalypha L.

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Vanuatu

• State/Province

  Tafea

• County/Municipio

  West Tanna Area Council

• Locality

  Tanna Island. Loukweria Village

• Elevation

  Alt. 176 m. (577 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -19.4958, 169.263

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

Michael J. Balick #4799
N.V. Naknao Apen [Natuar]
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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BOTANICAL
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leaf Used to help heal wounds. If a person has a
cut on their body, take a mouthful of these leaves
and chew, wrap in Macaranga sp. leaves, and
put in fire to heat. Squeeze juice that comes out
on the cut 4x daily for as long as needed to heal
the wound.
stem The stems of this plant are cut to 2 ft. long
pieces, sharpened and then used to throw at flying
foxes to knock them out of the air.
stem To harvest kava, sharpen a 2 in. long stem
and scrape soil away from the kava. It won’t dis-
turb the roots of the kava like a shovel or spade
would.
stem Use stems of this plant to fashion the limbs
of hunting bows.
stem This species yields a good firewood.
Source: Lui Noamel (m, 52), Joe Natuma (m, 73), David Tao
(M, 63), Jack Iawiah (m, si), Natua Harry (f, 45)
New York Botanical Garden: NY	W
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH IvjrVl
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Euphorbiaceae)
Acalypha
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Tanna Island. West Tanna,
Loukweria Village.
S 19° 29’ 45"; E 169° 15’ 48"; 176 m elev.
Shrub to 1.5 m tall, dbh 1 cm, flowers brown. DNA,
digital image. Duplicates: 6.
Michael J. Balick, #4799	December 5,2015
R. Sean Thackurdeen, Thomas J. Dovo, Leo Feimaga,
Sam Natuoa, Philemon Ala, Frazier Alo
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
The Ethnobotany of Vanuatu
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