Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Tacca leontopetaloides
Collector Name:
Michael J. Balick
Collection Date:
August 2, 2007
Determiner:
! David H. Lorence 9/2008
Observers:
Yadana Desmond, Ann Kitalong, Roberta Lee, Nicholas Penna, Sachi Singeo, Kiblas Soaladaob
Island Group:
CAROLINE ISLANDS
Locality:
Oikull Village, Meeting House 'bai', Beluu, Oikull.
Plant Description:
Herb to 1 m tall, flowers yellow, fruits green. Palauan Name: Seboseb, Ubechub.
Ethnobotanical Notes:
Use:
Food/clothing-The roots are collected and ground into pieces, then the juice is squeezed into a bucket. Starch settles on the bottom and the water is discarded. The starch is then dried in the sun, and used to make desserts, jellied fruits, starch clothes. It is considered "the best starch". (KT)
Local expert: Dirabelluu Kerengel Tesei (f, 72).
Habitat:
Mangrove forest, and nearby stone path.
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023
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