Ceodes umbellifera J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Vanuatu

• State/Province

  Tafea

• County/Municipio

  South West Tanna Area Council

• Locality

  Tanna Island, around Yenhup and surrounding villages, in gardens and disturbed forests.

• Elevation

  Alt. 246 m. (807 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -19.59, 169.344

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Flora of Vanuatu Z of 2~
(Nyctaginaceae)
Pisonia umbellifera (J.R. Forst. & G. Forst.) Seem.
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Tanna Island. Southwest
Tanna, around Yenhup and surrounding villages, in
gardens and disturbed forests.
S 19° 35’ 24.1"; E 169° 20’ 39.7"; 246 m elev.
Tree, 15 m tall. Growing near stream of steep valley in
dense forest. DNA, digital image. Duplicates: 6.
Gregory M. Plunkett, #2929	June 26,2014
Tom Ranker, Chanel Sam, R. Sean Thackurdeen, Kate
Armstrong, Frazer Alo, Alexis Tupun, Samuel, David
Kapwia
A collaboration ofNYBG and PVNH, funded by The Christensen Fund,
The National Geographic Society, and The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund.
N.V. Napekapek [Neuai]
fruit When fruits are ripe, the branches often
have a sticky substance. Birds can get stuck here
and be retrieved. Alternatively, traps, using the
substance, can be set outside of trees to catch
these birds.
The Ethnobotany of Vanuatu
Gregory M. Plunkett #2929
Source: David Kapwia (M, 39), Joseph Dabuah (m, 55),
Tupun Alexis (M, 36)