Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Tacca leontopetaloides
Collector Name:
Francisca Sohl
Collection Date:
November 9, 2004
Determiner:
Tim Flynn 12 Sept 2005
Observers:
A. Dores, P. Raynor, E. Albert
Island Group:
CAROLINE ISLANDS
County:
Sokehs Municipality
Plant Description:
Shrub, 3ft tall, fruit is green and shaped like a marble, fruit is white.
Ethnobotanical Notes:
Leaves. Rash. Medicine for a bad spreading skin rash in which you cannot shower otherwise reaches all over. Take a few leaves, pound and put directly on the rash. Nothing else should be added. Apply on skin 2x's a day for 4 days or more.
Informant: William Louis, Pohnpei, Male.
Date of Record Creation:
June 18, 2012
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023
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