Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Hedychium coronarium
Collector Name:
Michael J. Balick
Collection Date:
August 19, 1999
Determiner:
David H. Lorence (PTBG) 2002
Observers:
Daniel Balick, Roberta Lee, Mark Kostka
Island Group:
CAROLINE ISLANDS
County:
Nett Municipality
Locality:
Off main road at border of Uh and Nett. Kostka house. House garden.
Plant Description:
Herb to 1m; flowers white. N.V. Sin Ter [Pohnpeian]
Ethnobotanical Notes:
Flower buds: Hair preparations. Collect young flower buds before sun rises, take 8 unopened buds, pound them and mix with cup of grated coconut (copra). Add to hair, massage in, put on in morning, wash in the evening. It makes hair grow faster and longer - conditioner.
Date of Record Creation:
April 13, 2013
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023
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