Acalypha grandis Benth.

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Vanuatu

• State/Province

  Tafea

• County/Municipio

  Whitesands Tanna Area Council

• Locality

  Tanna Island, Southeast Tanna, Imaki area.

• Elevation

  Alt. 60 m. (197 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -19.6029, 169.463

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

PAC
1*3
New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
03599341
The Ethnobotany of Vanuatu
Gregory M. Plunkett #3422
N.V. Nikinapus [Nafe]
stem The wood is strong and flexible, so it is
used as limbs for hunting bows.
Source: Sam Natou (M, 55), Sam Nauka (m, 50), Philip Wahe
(M, 60+)
New York Botanical Garden: NY
Vanuatu National Herbarium: PVNH
The Flora of Vanuatu
(Euphorbiaceae)
Acalypha grandis Benth.
Vanuatu: Tafea Province. Tanna Island. Southeast
Tanna, Imaki area.
S 19° 36’ 10.5"; E 169° 27’ 46.1"; 60 m elev.
Shrub, 3 m tall. Flowers green. Growing in
plantation/garden area between Imaki village and the
coast. DNA, digital image. Duplicates: 6.
Gregory M. Plunkett, #3422	April 29,2016
Marika Tuiwawa, Jean-Pascal Wahe, Samuel Herwaen
Kemah, Philemon Ala
A collaboration ofNYBG and PVNH, funded by The Christensen Fund,
The National Geographic Society, and The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund.
03599341