Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Scaevola taccada
Collector Name:
Roberta Lee
Collection Date:
August 9, 2007
Determiner:
!D. Lorence 9/08
Observers:
Kiblas Soaladoab
Island Group:
CAROLINE ISLANDS
Plant Description:
Shrub 5 ft. dbh 30 cm. Flowers white, no fruits.
Palauan name: Korrai, Kirrai
Ethnobotanical Notes:
Medicinal - Used for the treatment of Type II diabetes. Take the 7 youngest fully formed, non-infected, intact, leaves from the center of the plant; this portion is removed by breaking off all together at the stem. These are boiled with water and drunk. This treatment is taken once daily foor strength ( resilience), treat diabetes, or as a general health tonic. (RS)
Local expert: Diladelbai Raphaela Sumang (RS)
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023
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