Leucosyke australis Unruh

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Vanuatu

• State/Province

  Tafea

• County/Municipio

  Whitesands Tanna Area Council

• Locality

  Tanna Island, Southeast Tanna, Imaki area.

• Elevation

  Alt. 146 m. (479 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -19.6037, 169.457

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Urticaceae)
Leucosyke australis Unrah
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Tanna Island. Southeast
Tanna, Imaki area.
S 19° 36’ 13.4"; E 169° IT 26.6"; 146 m elev.
Tree, 6 m tall. Fruits green. Growing in disturbed rain
forest c. 600 m E of Imaki (upland from the Nuip River).
DNA, digital image. Duplicates: 6.
Gregory M. Plunkett, #3383	April 30,2016
Marika Tuiwawa, Jean-Pascal Wahe, Samuel Herwaen
Kemah, Philemon Ala, Raymond Namri Namri
A collaboration ofNYBG and PVNH, funded by The Christensen Fund,
The National Geographic Society, and The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund.
N.V. Nehrer [Nafe]
stem The wood is used to make rafters in tradi-
tional houses.
entire plant The smoke from this wood is a
known irritant and is avoided as a firewood.
Source: Sam Natou (m, 55), Sam Nauka (m, so), Philip Wahe
The Ethnohotany of Vanuatu
Gregory M. Plunkett #3383
(M, 60+)