Acacia spirorbis Labill.

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Vanuatu

• State/Province

  Tafea

• County/Municipio

  Aneityum Area Council

• Locality

  Aneityum Island. Forest behind Unameij, Anuwunamlau

• Elevation

  Alt. 30 m. (98 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -20.2296, 169.779

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
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BOTANICAL
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The Ethnobotany of Vanuatu
Michael J. Balick #4877
V. Inmerae [Aneityum]
¡bark To treat a local disease (that causes pain
in the stomach) called namya, peel off the outer
bark, collect 1 handful of inner bark, boil with
1/2 liter of water, to produce a decoction. Drink
warm, 3 cups/daily, for 3 days. At that point the
person will feel that “the weakness is no longer
in the body.” After 3 days of treatment the pain in
the stomach abates.
stem Wood is used for posts in traditional
houses.
leaf Leaves for compost for holes that people
will plant taro in-line the bottom of the hole be-
fore placing soil and taro in it. This is believed to
help the taro grow healthy.
Source: Wopa Nasauman (m, 42), Rene Theimu (M, 42)
New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Fabaceae)
Acacia spirorbis Labili.
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Aneityum Island. Forest
behind Unameij, Anuwunamlau.
S 20° 13’ 46.7"; E 169° 46’ 44.8"; 30 m elev.
Tree to 2 m tall, dbh 40 com, flowers yellow, fruits green.
Red clay soil, scrub vegetation. DNA, digital image.
Duplicates: 6.
Michael J. Balick, #4877	April 16,2016
Gregory M. Plunkett, K. David Harrison, Thomas Doro
A collaboration ofNYBG and PVNH, funded by The Christensen Fund,
The National Geographic Society, and The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund.
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