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NTBG Plant Name:

Dioscorea bulbifera

Barcode:

PTBG1000028859

Specimen ID:

038941

Collector ID:

Collector Name:

R. Gallen

Collection Date:

March 20, 2001

Herbarium Name:

Other Herbarium:

Determiner:

M. Y. Choi (NY) 2002

Region:

Micronesia

Country:

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 Last Update:

August 6, 2023