Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Microsorum scolopendria
Collector Name:
P. Raynor
Collection Date:
March 7, 2001
Determiner:
A. Smith (UC) 2007
Island Group:
CAROLINE ISLANDS
County:
Madolenihmw Municipality
Locality:
Sounpeiei, Keprohi.
Plant Category:
pteridophyte
Plant Description:
Epiphytic fern; sori brown. N.V. Kideu [Pohnpeian].
Ethnobotanical Notes:
roots: Antibiotic. Chew four of the very end of the root and place it on the wound.
fronds: Styptic. Chew four of the very end of the root and place it on the wound to stop the bleeding.
Informant: Charley Helgenberger, Pohnpei, farmer, male, 31 years old.
Habitat:
Agroforest, secondary forest.
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023
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