Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Musa ×paradisiaca
Collector Name:
Michael J. Balick
Collection Date:
August 19, 1998
Observers:
Daniel Balick, Roberta Lee, Mark Kostka
Island Group:
CAROLINE ISLANDS
Locality:
Kepin Awak road.
Plant Description:
Shrub to 4m tall; dbh 15cm; flowers bract red; fruits green maturing yellow. N.V. Uhtin Taiwan [Pohnpeian] Taiwan's banana.
Medicial Use Notes:
'Meristem: Coolant. for sprain, external and internal bruising. Take meristem ("heart") of young plan t, mash it and put on sprain -gives cool feeling. Lessen swelling and bruising. Drink liquid from th e mass of stem, the more the better -will help greatly with painful internal bruising and external b ruising. Also can put mashed meristem in large tub and lay in it as well.'
Habitat:
Agroforestry field.
Date of Record Creation:
July 10, 2012
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023
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