Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Aglaia mariannensis
Collector Name:
P. Emos Eperiam
Collection Date:
April 19, 2006
Determiner:
Tim Flynn 2013
Observers:
Relio Lengsi, Francisca Sohl, Julie Cooper
Island Group:
CAROLINE ISLANDS
County:
Kitti Municipality
Plant Description:
Tree approx. 15 ft. (4.6 m) tall, upper and lower leaf green, with seed [on] same growing leaf. N. V. Marasau [Pohnpeian]
Ethnobotanical Notes:
For making rats leave. Gather plenty of fruits about 12-20, pound or crush and go to where the rats always destroy or spread all over the place. The rats will eat and leave that place. Participant: Marciano Santos, Male.
Fruit: To destroy farm or garden. Gather four bundles of fruit, take it to the farm to be destroyed and need to be replanted again. Participant: Marciano Santos. Male
Young shoots: For inenkil cellulitis. Gather four young shoots, chew and swallow. Wait for 5 minutes, if vomiting occurs that is a good sign that you will get better. If vomiting does not occur, then repeat the following day. Do this once a day until vomiting occurs, then stop. Participant: Marciano Santos. Male
Habitat:
Agroforest area homestead.
Associated Species:
Dominant plants include Hibiscus tiliaceus, banana and durian.
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023
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