Ceodes umbellifera J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Vanuatu

• State/Province

  Tafea

• County/Municipio

  Whitesands Tanna Area Council

• Locality

  Tanna Island, Southeast Tanna, Imaki area.

• Elevation

  Alt. 148 m. (486 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -19.6046, 169.456

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Nyctaginaceae)
Pisonia umbellifera (J.R. Forst. & G. Forst.) Seem.
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Tanna Island. Southeast
Tanna, Imaki area.
S 19° 36’ 16.5"; E 169° 27’ 21.9"; 148 m elev.
Tree, 14-16 m tall. Flower-buds rusty-maroon. Growing
in rain forest opened by Cyclone Pam, near the Nuip
River, c. 750 m E of Imaki. DNA, digital image.
Duplicates: 6.
Gregory M. Plunkett, #3391	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. Nepkapk [Nafe]
bark The inner bark is prepared with grated co-
conut and fed to pigs to fatten them. The pigs are
fed this food everyday for one week.
Source: Sam Natou (m, 55), Sam Nauka (m, 50), Philip Wahe
The Ethnobotany of Vanuatu
Gregory M. Plunkett #3391
(M, 60+)