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Ceiba pentandra
Ceiba pentandra

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NTBG Plant Name:
Ceiba pentandra
Barcode:
PTBG1000009683
Specimen ID:
041823
Collector ID:
14
Collector Name:
E. Albert
Collection Date:
January 16, 2002
Herbarium Name:
NY
Other Herbarium:
ny
Determiner:
! KH 9/2007
Region:
Micronesia
Country:
FM
Island Group:
CAROLINE ISLANDS
Island:
Temwen
State:
POHNPEI STATE
County:
Madolenihmw Municipality
Locality:
Imwinsapw, Temwen. Roadside.
Plant Category:
dicot
Plant Description:
Tree 30 m tall, stem 60 cm in diameter, flowers white, fruits greenish. N.V. koatun [Pohnpeian].
Ethnobotanical Notes:
Leaves: Boils. Medicine for unopened boil (unwpwos sarawi). Pound 4 shoots of young leaves and place it on the boil. This treatment is repeated until it is opened and the pus comes out. Informant: Elpihter Albert, Dipwinmen clan, Pohnpei, housewife, female, 34 years old.
Date of Record Creation:
September 9, 2011
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023

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