Ficus adenosperma Miq.

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Vanuatu

• State/Province

  Tafea

• County/Municipio

  Whitesands Tanna Area Council

• Locality

  Tanna Island, East Tanna, White Sands

• Elevation

  Alt. 76 m. (249 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -19.4997, 169.446

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Ethnobotany of Vanuatu
Michael J. Balick #4831
N.V. Nanin [Narak]
bark When a person gets sick from eating a bad
fish, e.g. gets poisoned, take 1 handful of the in-
ner bark, put in a Macaraga sp. leaf, squeeze
into a cup of water and boil, drink. The concoc-
tion can also be consumed at room temperature,
without boiling.
Source: Numalin Mahana (F,6i), Moses Mahana (M,62)
New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Moraceae)
Ficus adenosperma Miq.
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Tanna Island. East Tanna,
White Sands.
S 19° 29’ 59"; E 169° 26’ 45"; 76 m elev.
Tree to 15 m tall, dbh 30 cm, fruits green. Growing in
degraded forest near house. DNA, digital image.
Duplicates: 6.
Michael J. Balick, #4831	December 7,2015
Gregory M. Plunkett, R. Sean Thackurdeen, Jean Pascal
Wahe, Thomas J. Dovo, Leo Feimaga, Philemon Ala,
Frazier Alo
A collaboration ofNYBG and PVNH, funded by The Christensen Fund, -
The National Geographic Society, and The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund.
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