Pipturus argenteus (G.Forst.) Wedd.

• 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. 265 m. (869 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -19.5861, 169.346

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
02858986
The Ethnobotany of Vanuatu
Gregory M. Plunkett #2913
N.V. Nemiang [Neuai]
fruit Fruits are edible.
Source: David Kapwia (m, 39), Joseph Dabuah (M, 55),
Tupun Alexis (m, 36)
New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Urticaceae)
Pipturus argenteus (G. Forst.) Wedd.
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Tanna Island. Southwest
Tanna, around Yenhup and surrounding villages, in
gardens and disturbed forests.
S 19° 35’ 10.1"; E 169° 20’ 44.1"; 265 m elev.
Well branched tree, 6 m tall, 30 cm dbh. Flowers and
young fruits pale green. Growing along road leading
from Yenhup to the coast, just uphill from nakamal.
DNA, digital image. Duplicates: 6.
Gregory M. Plunkett, #2913	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.
02858986