Ethnobotany and Vernacular Names of the Lycophytes and Ferns of Tafea Province, Vanuatu

Tom A. Ranker; Michael J. Balick; Gregory M. Plunkett; K. David Harrison; Jean-Pascal Wahe; Martial Wahe

doi:10.1640/0002-8444-112.3.143

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19 August 2022 Ethnobotany and Vernacular Names of the Lycophytes and Ferns of Tafea Province, Vanuatu

Tom A. Ranker, Michael J. Balick, Gregory M. Plunkett, K. David Harrison, Jean-Pascal Wahe, Martial Wahe

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American Fern J., 112(3):143-177 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1640/0002-8444-112.3.143

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We conducted extensive fieldwork in the Tafea Province of Vanuatu from 2014 to 2021 as part of a long-term floristic study of plants and fungi as well as analyses of changes in forest structure and plant diversity in response to the category 5 cyclone Pam. As part of this work, we documented the vernacular names and/or uses of 10 species of lycophytes and 88 species of ferns. Vernacular plant names were documented in the languages endemic to the islands of Aneityum, Futuna, and Tanna, including Anejom, ∼ Futuna-Aniwa, Kwamara, Nafe, Naka, Netwar, Nahuai, and Whitesands. The uses reported by indigenous, Ni-Vanuatu, experts included: body decoration, cultural/spiritual, ornamental, clothing, food/food preparation, handicrafts, medicine, and fiber/construction.

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Tom A. Ranker, Michael J. Balick, Gregory M. Plunkett, K. David Harrison, Jean-Pascal Wahe, and Martial Wahe "Ethnobotany and Vernacular Names of the Lycophytes and Ferns of Tafea Province, Vanuatu," American Fern Journal 112(3), 143-177, (19 August 2022). https://doi.org/10.1640/0002-8444-112.3.143

Published: 19 August 2022

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