Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Scaevola taccada
Collector Name:
A. Raynor
Collection Date:
March 20, 2001
Determiner:
! T. Flynn 9/05
Island Group:
CAROLINE ISLANDS
County:
Madolenihmw Municipality
Locality:
Pohndau, Tamworohi. Seaside.
Plant Description:
Tree 5 m tall; stem 23cm in diameter; flowers white; fruits green.
N.V. Remek [Pohnpeian]
Ethnobotanical Notes:
leaves Depurant. Medicine for cleaning the kidneys. Pound several leaves and wrap it in a piece of cloth and squeeze in a cup of water. Drink 1 cup/day. it can be drunk for 4-8 days.
fruits Conjunctivitis. Pick 1 or 2 fruits, and squeeze it in the eye, it is repeated until it is cured.
Informant: Benskin Etse, Pohnpei, male, 50 years old.
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023
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