Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Microsorum scolopendria
Collection Date:
November 10, 2003
Determiner:
A. Smith (UC) 2007
Island Group:
CAROLINE ISLANDS
Plant Category:
pteridophyte
Plant Description:
Fern, spores brownish. N.V. kideu [Pohnpeian].
Ethnobotanical Notes:
leaf: Cherm. Medicine to spiritually bring a husband or wife back (this is when your husband or wife has run away from you). Take a leaf of this fern, spin it around with your fingers while a local prayer is said.
Informant: Ilon Frederick: Pohnpei. Male.
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023
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