Nothocnide repanda (Blume) Blume

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Vanuatu

• State/Province

  Tafea

• County/Municipio

  Whitesands Tanna Area Council

• Locality

  Tanna Island, Southeast Tanna, Imaki area.

• Elevation

  Alt. 148 m. (486 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -19.6046, 169.456

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Ethnobotany of Vanuatu
Gregory M. Plunkett #3390
N.V. Trae Mien [Nafe]
bark A handful of inner bark is scratched and
beat to release an exudate, which is then mixed
with water. This extraction is used to wash one’s
hair to prepare them for dreads. One washes their
hair everyday with this mixture for a month to
change the texture of their hair.
Source: Sam Natou (M, 55), Sam Nauka (M, 50), Philip Wahe
(M, 60+)
The Flora of Vanuatu
Nothocnide repanda (Blume) Blume
(Urticaceae)
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Tanna Island. Southeast
Tanna, Imaki area.
S 19° 36’ 16.5"; E 169° 27’ 21.9"; 148 m elev.
Liana on fallen tree. Flowers and young fruits green.
Growing in rain forest opened by Cyclone Pam, near the
Nuip River, c. 750 m E of Imaki. DNA, digital image.
Duplicates: 5.
Gregory M. Plunkett, #3390	April 30,2016
Marika Tuiwawa, Jean-Pascal Wahe, Samuel Herwaen
Kemah, Philemon Ala, Raymond Namri Namri
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
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