Vaccinium macgillivrayi Seem.

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Vanuatu

  • State/Province

    Tafea

  • County/Municipio

    Aneityum Area Council

  • Locality

    Aneityum Island. Forest behind Unameij, Anuwunamlau

  • Elevation

    Alt. 30 m. (98 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -20.2296, 169.779

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

The Ethnobotany of Vanuatu
Michael J. Balick #4878
N.V. Nejinca [Aneityum]
stem A stem of this shrub is sharpened and used
to dig a hole for planting kava. When a person
plants kava in a hole made from this stick, there is
the belief that it will make kava root stems strong
and large.
fruit The fruits are edible when ripe and said to
be sweet.
Source: Wopa Nasauman (M, 42), Rene Theimu (M, 42)
03509419
03509419
New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Ericaceae)
Vaccinium macgillivrayi Seem.
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Aneityum Island. Forest
behind Unameij, Anuwunamlau.
S 20° 13’ 46.7"; E 169° 46’ 44.8”; 30 m elev.
Shrub to 2 m, flowers blue-purple. Red clay soil, scrub
vegetation. DNA, digital image. Duplicates: 6.
Michael J. Balick, #4878	April 16,2016
Gregory M. Plunkett, K. David Harrison, Thomas Doro
A collaboration ofNYBG and PVNH, funded by The Christensen Fund,
The National Geographic Society, and The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund.