Wikstroemia indica (L.) C.A.Mey.

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Vanuatu

• State/Province

  Tafea

• County/Municipio

  Aneityum Area Council

• Locality

  Aneityum Island. Forest behind Unameij, Anuwunamlau

• Elevation

  Alt. 6 m. (20 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -20.2302, 169.778

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Thymelaeaceae)
Wikstroemia indica (L.) C.A. Mey.
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Aneityum Island. Forest
behind Unameij, Anuwunamlau.
S 20° 13’ 48.7"; E 169° 46’ 39.5"; 6 m elev.
Shrub to 1 m, flowers green, fruits red. Along roadside.
DNA, digital image. Duplicates: 6.
Michael J. Balick, #4895	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.
New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Ethnobotany of Vanuatu
Michael J. Balick #4895
N.V. Noraju [Aneityum]
stem To make bush ropes, remove outer bark,
use to tie things when other ropes are not avail-
able.
fruit, leaf This plant is sour and toxic if the fruits
or leaves are eaten. Animals will not eat this plant
and elders teach their children to avoid this plant.
Source: Wopa Nasauman (M, 42), Rene Theimu (M, 42)