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NTBG Plant Name:
Cordyline fruticosa
Barcode:
PTBG1000000960
Specimen ID:
053013
Collector ID:
173
Collector Name:
A. Dores
Collection Date:
September 10, 2003
Herbarium Name:
NY
Other Herbarium:
NY
Determiner:
T. W. Flynn Aug 2004
Region:
Micronesia
Country:
FM
Island Group:
CAROLINE ISLANDS
Island:
Pohnpei
State:
POHNPEI STATE
County:
U Municipality
Elevation:
7
Locality:
Pohnkeimw. Roadside.
Plant Category:
monocot
Plant Description:
Shrub, 3 m tall, stem 5 cm diameter, flowers red, fruits red. N.V. dihngweitahta [Pohnpeian].
Ethnobotanical Notes:
leaves: Medicine. Medicine to cure mangrove sickness. To cure mangrove sickness, take four shoots of the young leaves, pound and wrap in piece of cloth, squeeze in a cup of water and drink. Drink this amount of medicine every day for four to eight days. Informant: Esther John: Pohnpei. Female.
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023

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