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NTBG Plant Name:

Hibiscus tiliaceus

Barcode:

PTBG1000009814

Specimen ID:

046128

Collector ID:

132

Collector Name:

A. Dores

Collection Date:

August 21, 2003

Herbarium Name:

Determiner:

D. H. Lorence, 2004

Region:

Micronesia

Country:

Island Group:

CAROLINE ISLANDS

Island:

Pohnpei

State:

POHNPEI STATE

County:

U Municipality

Elevation:

Locality:

Pahlap.

Plant Category:

dicot

Plant Description:

Tree. 10m tall, stem 40cm diameter. flowers yellowish, fruits greenish. N.V. kolou [Pohnpeian]

Ethnobotanical Notes:

flowers Antidiarrheal. Medicine to cure diarrhea. Take four flowers, boil them and drink. Drink this amount of medicine every day until cured. Informant: Apiner Higgin: Pohnpei. Male. flowers Antigonorrheic. Medicine to cure gonorrhea. Take four flowers, rub in hand, squeeze in a cup of water and drink. Take this amount of medicine every day until cured. Informant: Apiner Higgin: Pohnpei. Male.

Habitat:

Agroforest.

Date of Last Update:

August 6, 2023

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