Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Roscoe ex Sm.

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Vanuatu

• State/Province

  Tafea

• County/Municipio

  Whitesands Tanna Area Council

• Locality

  Tanna Island, Southeast Tanna, Iatukwei area, at Mount Mamkuiri.

• Elevation

  Alt. 449 m. (1473 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -19.5737, 169.442

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Zingiberaceae)
Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Roscoe ex Sm.
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Tanna Island. Southeast
Tanna, Iatukwei area, at Mount Mamkuiri.
S 19° 34’ 25.2"; E 169° 26’ 29.8"; 449 m elev.
Terrestrial herb. Flowers white, bracts green turning red.
Growing along ridge. Duplicates: 4.
Gregory M. Plunkett, #3060	March 6,2015
Michael J. Balick, Marika Tuiwawa, Jean-Pascal Wahe,
Alick Ravirus, Nalau Nasep, Tom Ravei Kahi
A collaboration ofNYBG and PVNH, funded by The Christensen Fund,
The National Geographic Society, and The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund.
New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Ethnobotany of Vanuatu
Gregory M. Plunkett #3060
N.V. Mari-Mari [Nafe]
stem This plant was used as a fiber in older
times. A person mashes the stem, dries it in the
sun and uses it to weave a grass skirt.
Source: Sam Natou (M, 55), Kang Rehep Natou (80+)
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