Psychotria trichostoma Merr. & L.M.Perry

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Vanuatu

• State/Province

  Tafea

• County/Municipio

  North Tanna Area Council

• Locality

  Tanna Island, North Tanna, Green Hill area, Nusemetu Conservation Area.

• Elevation

  Alt. 267 m. (876 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -19.3847, 169.294

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Ethnobotany of Vanuatu
Tom A. Ranker #2298
N.V. Kabilapsebs [Naka]
entire plant Used as pig fodder and retrieved
when convenient to the owner, as this plant usu-
ally grows away from the village.
Source: Jimmy Nakapue Asim (M, 50), Yesua Nakapue (f,
54)
A* I
New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Rubiaceae)
Psychotria trichostoma Merr. & L.M. Perry
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Tanna Island. North Tanna,
Green Hill area, Nusemetu Conservation Area.
S 19° 23’ 04.9"; E 169° 17’ 36.9"; 267 m elev.
Tree, 3-4 m tall, in fruit. Fruits red when ripe. DNA,
digital image. Duplicates: 6.
Tom A. Ranker, #2298	November 14,2014
Gregory M. Plunkett, Marika Tuiwawa, Chanel Sam, R.
Sean Thackurdeen, Frazer Alo, Jimmy Nakapue Asim,
Yesua Nakapue
A collaboration of NYBG and PVNH, funded by The Christensen Fund,
The National Geographic Society, and The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund.
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