Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Scaevola taccada
Identified As:
Scaevola sericea
Collection Date:
August 23, 2003
Determiner:
T. W. Flynn, Aug 2004
Island Group:
CAROLINE ISLANDS
Plant Description:
Tree, 4 m tall, stem 10cm of a diameter, flowers white, fruits greenish.
N.V. ined [Pohnpeian]
Ethnobotanical Notes:
leaves Medicine. Medicine for man's sickness. To cure man's sickness, take eight (8) leaves, pound and wrap in a piece of cloth. Squeeze in the cup used for drinking sakau and drink. Drink one cup each day for eight days.
Informant: Alfred Dores: Pohnpei. Unknown
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023
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