Bambusa vulgaris Schrad. ex J.C.Wendl.

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Vanuatu

• State/Province

  Tafea

• County/Municipio

  Aneityum Area Council

• Locality

  Aneityum Island. Primary forest along road to Umej. Andoptan.

• Elevation

  Alt. 20 m. (66 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -20.2346, 169.804

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Ethnobotany of Vanuatu
Michael J. Balick #4940
N.V. Nau-hos [Aneityum]
stem Used to build walls of local houses. The
outer skin is stripped off, stems cut in half then
smashed flat, the inside is stripped clean and wo-
ven into walls.
stem The cut pieces of entire stems can be filled
with food and used for cooking that food. Cover
both ends with leaves and cook.
stem If a person has skin that becomes infected,
they can use the sharpened stem as a local knife
to remove the infected area of skin.
stem Used as a local water pipe to move water
from one place to another (nobol). Either split the
stem in half or punch the nodes out throughout
the entire tube and use as a pipe.
Source: Wopa Nasauman (M, 42), Thomas Japanesai (M, 48)
Dick Matenekea (M)
New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Flora of Vanuatu
Bambusa vulgaris Schrad. ex J.C. Wendl.
(Poaceae)
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Aneityum Island. Primary
forest along road to Umej. Andoptan.
S 20° 14’ 04.4"; E 169° 48’ 12.9"; 20 m elev.
Bamboo to 5 m, sterile. DNA, digital image.
Duplicates: 6.
Michael J. Balick, #4940	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.
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