Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Artocarpus altilis
Collection Date:
February 3, 2003
Determiner:
D. H. Lorence, 2004
Island Group:
CAROLINE ISLANDS
Locality:
Pahnaiau, Pahlap.
Plant Description:
Breadfruit tree, 30m tall, stem 50cm in diameter, flower brown, fruits greenish. N.V. meinwe [Pohnpeian]
Ethnobotanical Notes:
young leaves Cancer. Ladies sickness--this is the medicine that can and may cure women's uterus cancer. Take four very young leaves, pound and squeeze in 1/2 gallon of water. Drink this amount of medicine everyday for four to eight days.
Informant: Loreda Dores: Pohnpei. Female.
Date of Record Creation:
October 10, 2011
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023
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