Nicotiana tabacum L.

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Vanuatu

• State/Province

  Tafea

• County/Municipio

  Aneityum Area Council

• Locality

  Aneityum Island. Edge of strand vegetation on small trail along coast, Anseaniplitae, NW part of Aneityum. Near homestead.

• Elevation

  Alt. 2 m. (7 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -20.2369, 169.799

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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The Flora of Vanuatu
(Solanaceae)
Nicotiana tabacum L.
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Aneityum Island. Edge of
strand vegetation on small trail along coast,
Anseaniplitae, NW part of Aneityum. Near homestead.
S 20° 14’ 12.7"; E 169° 47’ 56.2"; 2 m elev.
Herb 1 m tall, flowers pink, leaves sticky. DNA, digital
image. Duplicates: 6.
Michael J. Balick, #4923	April 19,2016
Gregory M. Plunkett, Thomas Doro, Jean Pascal Wahe
A collaboration ofNYBG and PVNH, funded by The Christensen Fund,
The National Geographic Society, and The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund.
N.V. Tabac [Aneityum]
leaf A rolling medium for cigarettes. Collect the
mature, yellow leaves roll it between one’s hands,
squeezing it, and then drying it in the sun for a
day. Alternatively, it can be dried by hanging it in
the kitchen near the place where fires are made.
When it turns black, approximately within one
week, it is ready to be smoked. Roll it around the
tobacco, as rolling paper.
leaf A plant insecticide. Take 6-10 leaves, roll
them up and squeeze them into a bucket of wa-
ter mixing the juice with the water until it turns
somewhat green. Use this water to wash crops
such as legumes and other garden plants to kill
insects that might be attacking them.
New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Ethnobotany of Vanuatu
Michael J. Balick #4923
Source: Wopa Nasauman (m, 42), Thomas Japanesai (m, 48),
Dick Matenekea (M)