Entada phaseoloides (L.) Merr.

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Vanuatu

• State/Province

  Tafea

• County/Municipio

  Whitesands Tanna Area Council

• Locality

  Tanna Island, Southeast Tanna, Imaki area.

• Elevation

  Alt. 143 m. (469 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -19.6042, 169.457

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

PAO
MTl
Nf.w York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Ethnobotany of Vanuatu
Gregory M. Plunkett #3389
N.V. Karkarepa [Nafe]
bark The inner bark is used as a cordage-
fastener in the construction of traditional houses.
seed The nuts of the fruit are edible.
Source: Sam Natou (M, 55), Sam Nauka (M, 50), Philip Wahe
New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
03599309 (M,60+)
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Fabaceae)
Entada phaseoloides (L.) Merr.
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Tanna Island. Southeast
Tanna, Imaki area.
S 19° 36’ 15.1"; E 169° 27’ 24.9"; 143 m elev.
Liana. Fruits green. Growing in disturbed rain forest
along the Nuip River, c. 600 m E of Imaki. DNA, digital
image. Duplicates: 2.
Gregory M. Plunkett, #3389	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.