Bambusa vulgaris Schrad. ex J.C.Wendl.

• 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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BOTANICAL
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New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
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The Ethnobotany of Vanuatu
Gregory M. Plunkett #3384
N.V. Tsiki Nau [Nafe]
stem The node and intemode is used as a con-
tainer to carry water.
stem Flatten pieces of the stem are used to
weave walls of traditional homes and cyclone
houses.
stem The node and intemode is used to cook a
one-pot meal in a fire. A similar piece of bam-
boo stem is used to store left-over food for many
weeks.
Source: Sam Natou (m, 55), Sam Nauka (m, 50), Philip Wahe
Bambusa vulgaris Schrad. ex J.C. Wendl.
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Tanna Island. Southeast
Tanna, Imaki area.
S 19° 36,’ 13.4”; E 169° 27’ 26.6"; 146 m elev.
Arching, treelike herb, 6 m tall. Sterile. Growing in
disturbed rain forest c. 600 m E of Imaki (upland from
the Nuip River). DNA, digital image. Duplicates: 6.
Gregory M. Plunkett, #3384	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.
(M, 60+)
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Poaceae)