Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Cordyline fruticosa
Collector Name:
Michael J. Balick
Collection Date:
August 23, 2001
Determiner:
M. J. Balick 2001
Observers:
Elson Alten, Robert Gallen, Patrick Long, Ally Raynor
Island Group:
CAROLINE ISLANDS
County:
Madolenihmw Municipality
Locality:
Sapwerek. Home of Elson Alten.
Plant Description:
Clearings, where soil is disturbed and around house. Shrub 1 m tall, dbh 1-2 cm; leaves reddish. N. V. dihng [Pohnpeian].
From Cultivated Plant:
Yes
Ethnobotanical Notes:
Not recorded: Decoration. To decorate nahs (feast house).
entire plant: Ornamental.
young leaves: Analgesic. For severe chest pain, stomachache. Take eleven terminal unrolled leaves and pound together, put into coconut fiber, squeeze into a cup of water, squeeze the leaves eleven times. Drink it all, after 3-5 minutes if pain continues, squeeze second cup, but only squeeze ten times. If pain continues, squeeze third cup, nine times, fourth cup eight times, ect.
Participant: Elson Alten. Male.
Habitat:
Cultivated plant around the house.
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023
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