Dracaena

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Vanuatu

• State/Province

  Tafea

• County/Municipio

  Aneityum Area Council

• Locality

  Aneityum Island. Nemeñjapasga area, forest c. 1 km N of Umej.

• Elevation

  Alt. 63 m. (207 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -20.2378, 169.854

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Asparagaceae)
Dracaena
Vanuatu: Tafea. Aneityum. Nemenjapasga area, forest
c. 1 km N of Umej.
20° 14’ 16.0" S; 169° 51’ 15.2" E; 63 m elev.
Sparsely branched tree, 2.5 m tall. Fruits green to purple.
Growing in primary rainforest. DNA, digital image.
Duplicates: 4.
Gregory M. Plunkett, #3628	December 7, 2016
Michael J. Balick, Chanel Sam, Marika Tuiwawa, R.
Sean Thackurdeen, Frazer Alo, Kimson Perei, Titiya
Lalep, Clement Georges, Dominique Henri
A collaboration ofNYBG and PVNH, funded by The Christensen Fund,
The National Geographic Society, and The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund.
leaf Plant fiber can be used to make a pillow.
Collect the leaves, tear off \ of the leaf and pleat
the halves. Dry these in the sun by hanging them
from the midrib. After they are dry, weave strips
of leaves into a pillow as, once processed, they
are a very soft fiber.
Source: Titiya Lalep (M, 55)
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