Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Psidium guajava
Identified As:
Psidium guajava
Collector Name:
Relio Lengsi
Collection Date:
April 24, 2006
Determiner:
David H. Lorence, 2008
Observers:
Francisca Sohl, Julie Cooper, Emos Eperiam
Island Group:
CAROLINE ISLANDS
County:
Nett Municipality
Locality:
Meitik. Collected in agroforest along roadside near power line.
Plant Description:
Tree approx. 35 ft in ht and covered with epiphytes. Trunk thick and fat covered with patches of white lichen. Leaves alternate, thick and green. Petiole short and brown with hooks. Fruits are small with yellow berries at petiole. N.V. nihn [Pohnpeian].
Ethnobotanical Notes:
Bark: Rash. Bark used to treat skin rash. Scrub bark and pound. Place over skin rash. Apply twice a day until healed.
Associated Species:
dominated by banana, Hibiscus tiliaceus and mango.
Date of Record Creation:
September 4, 2012
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023
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