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NTBG Plant Name:
Dioscorea bulbifera
Barcode:
PTBG1000028857
Specimen ID:
051818
Collector ID:
53
Collector Name:
R. Gallen
Collection Date:
March 20, 2001
Herbarium Name:
NY
Other Herbarium:
NY
Determiner:
M. Y. Choi (NY) 2002
Region:
Micronesia
Country:
FM
Island Group:
CAROLINE ISLANDS
Island:
Temwen
State:
POHNPEI STATE
County:
Madolenihmw Municipality
Locality:
Nindol, Temwen.
Plant Category:
monocot
Plant Description:
Vine. Brown fruits [aerial tubers] growing on vine. N.V. weisoahn [Pohnpeian].
Ethnobotanical Notes:
FRUITS: Boils. Cut the fruit open, scrape the inside part. Spread on boils to help cure it fast. Participant: Stewo Gallen: Pohnpei. Male.
Habitat:
Agroforest.
Comments:
Specimen consists of two sheets (051818 & 038941).
Date of Record Creation:
June 18, 2012
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023

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