Codiaeum variegatum (L.) Rumph. ex A.Juss.

• 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

NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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The Ethnobotany of Vanuatu
Michael J. Balick #4897
N.V. Inlopjaep [Aneityum]
leaf The leaves are used for compost in the taro
patch. Dig a hole, line it with the leaves of this
species, cove with earth and plant taro.
leaf The leaves of this species are used to cover
earth ovens.
Source: Wopa Nasauman (m, 42), Thomas Japanesai (m, 48)
New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Euphorbiaceae)
Codiaeum variegatum (L.) Rumph. ex A. Juss.
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Aneityum Island. Forest at
Anuentohow.
S 20° 13’ 19.8"; E 169° 47’ 52.7"; 46 m elev.
Shrub to 1 m, fruits green. Growing in secondary forest.
DNA, digital image. Duplicates: 2.
Michael J. Balick, #4897	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.
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