Pycnarrhena ozantha Diels

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Vanuatu

• State/Province

  Tafea

• County/Municipio

  West Tanna Area Council

• Locality

  Tanna Island. Lowkwaria Village, c. 2 km ENE of Lowanatom Village.

• Elevation

  Alt. 168 m. (551 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -19.4886, 169.268

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

The Ethnobotany of Vanuatu
Kate Armstrong #568
N.V. Tul Nanuk Wawuk [Natuvar]
stem This vine is used in construction of houses.
Take the flexible part of the stem, remove the
outer bark, cut in \ or \ (lengthwise) to fashion a
rope for building houses.
Source: Iawia Jack (M)
New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Menispermaceae)
Pycnarrhena ozantha Diels
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Tanna Island. West Tanna,
Lowkwaria Village, c. 2 km ENE of Lowanatom Village.
S 19° 29’ 19.1"; E 169° 16’ 06.2"; 168 m elev.
Liana to 20 m, young fruit green turning orange. DNA,
digital image. Duplicates: 6.
Kate Armstrong, #568	June 13,2014
Gregory Plunkett, Michael Balick, R. Sean Thackurdeen,
Jean-Pascal Wahe, Dominik Ramik, Iawilu Naumus
Apen & Iawia Jack
A collaboration ofNYBG and PVNH, funded by The Christensen Fund,
The National Geographic Society, and The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund.
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