Isachne comata Munro ex Hack.

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Vanuatu

• State/Province

  Tafea

• County/Municipio

  Aneityum Area Council

• Locality

  Aneityum Island. Mount Inrerow Atamein area.

• Elevation

  Alt. 774 m. (2539 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -20.1874, 169.792

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

03599225
New York Botanical Garden: NY	y MO)
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH |VjfVK'ty
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Poaceae)
Isachne comata Munro ex Hack.
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Aneityum Island. Mount
Inrerow Atamein area.
S 20° 11’ 14.6"; E 169° 47’ 30.3”; 774 m elev.
Herb, 1.5 m tall. Infructescence tannish. Growing in
cloud forest along ridge. DNA, digital image.
Duplicates: 6.
Gregory M. Plunkett, #3280	April 20,2016
Thomas Doro, Jean-Pascal Wahe, Wopa Nasawman,
Lalep Thomas Japanesei
A collaboration ofNYBG and PVNH, funded by The Christensen Fund,
The National Geographic Society, and The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund.
The Ethnobotany of Vanuatu
Gregory M. Plunkett #3280
N.V. Nautahs [Aneityum]
stem, leaf, flower A “message plant”. In ancient
times, this plant was used for communicating. If
you go to a person who composes songs and give
this to them, they will know to compose a song
for you. A transliteration of the name suggests
this practice of communication: flowers on the
ground.
Source: Wopa Nasauman (m,42), Thomas Japanesai (M.48)