Pipturus argenteus (G.Forst.) Wedd.

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Vanuatu

• State/Province

  Tafea

• County/Municipio

  Whitesands Tanna Area Council

• Locality

  Tanna Island, Southeast Tanna, Imaki area.

• Elevation

  Alt. 80 m. (262 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -19.6029, 169.463

• 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)
Pipturus argenteus (G. Forst.) Wedd.
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Tanna Island. Southeast
Tanna, Imaki area.
S 1.9° 36’ 10.5"; E 169° 27’ 46.1"; 80 m elev.
Shrub, 3 m tall. Flowers greenish-white. Growing in
plantation/garden area between Imaki village and the
coast. DNA, digital image. Duplicates: 6.
Gregory M. Plunkett, #3424	April 29,2016
Marika Tuiwawa, Jean-Pascal Wahe, Samuel Herwaen
Kemah, Philemon Ala
A collaboration ofNYBG and PVNH, funded by The Christensen Fund,
The National Geographic Society, and The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund.
,V. Tehmien [Nafe]
bark In older times, elders used the inner bark
to weave traditional fishing nets.
bark The inner bark is scratched to produce a
mixture for sores. It is applied as a poultice with
Macaranga sp. leaves twice per week for two
weeks.
New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Ethnobotany of Vanuatu
Gregory M. Plunkett #3424
Source: Sam Natou (M, 55), Sam Nauka (m, so), Philip Wahe
(M,60+)