Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Cordyline fruticosa
Collection Date:
November 5, 2003
Determiner:
Tim Flynn 7 Sept 2005
Island Group:
CAROLINE ISLANDS
Plant Description:
Herb, 2 m tall, stem 3 cm diameter, white flower. N.V. dihng pwetepwet [Pohnpeian].
Ethnobotanical Notes:
Leaves. Antidepressant. Medicine to heal depression. Take four shoots of the young leaves, pound and wrap in a piece of cloth, squeeze in 1/2 gallon of water. Drink. Take this amount of medicine every day for four to eight days.
Informant: Anna Mark, Pohnpei, Female.
Date of Record Creation:
May 7, 2012
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023
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