Alangium villosum var. vitiense (A.Gray) Bloemb.

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Vanuatu

  • State/Province

    Tafea

  • County/Municipio

    Aneityum Area Council

  • Locality

    Aneityum Island. Forest at Anuentohow

  • Elevation

    Alt. 46 m. (151 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -20.2222, 169.798

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

M
FAC
New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: pvnh
03487249
The Ethnobotany of Vanuatu
Michael J. Balick #4896
N.V. Incmohas [Aneityum]
stem The young stems of this tree are used to
make spears, either by sharpening the end or at-
taching several wires to the tip.
Source: Wopa Nasauman (m, 42), Thomas Japanesai (m, 48)
New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Comaceae)
Alangium vitiense (A. Gray) Baill. ex Harms
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Aneityum Island. Forest at
Anuentohow.
S 20° 13’ 19.8"; E 169° 47’ 52.7"; 46 m elev.
Tree to 8 m, dbh 5 cm, flower buds pale yellow-white,
young fruits green. Growing in secondary forest. DNA,
digital image. Duplicates: 6.
Michael J. Balick, #4896	April 18,2016
Gregory M. Plunkett, K. David Harrison, Thomas Doro,
Jean Pascal Wahe, Presley Dovo
A collaboration ofNYBG and PVNH, funded by The Christensen Fund,
- The National Geographic Society, and The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund.
03487249