Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Hedychium coronarium
Collector Name:
R. Gallen
Collection Date:
March 22, 2001
Determiner:
Tim Flynn (PTBG) 7 sept 2005
Island Group:
CAROLINE ISLANDS
County:
Madolenihmw Municipality
Locality:
Nindol, Temwen.
Plant Description:
Herb 1 m tall; flowers white. N.V. "Sinser [Pohnpeian]."
Ethnobotanical Notes:
Tubers: Conjuctivitis. Medicine for red eye or pink eye. Clean the tuber and scrape it into a piece of cloth. Squeeze 2 drops in each eyeball.
Informant: Stewo Gallen, Pohnpei, school teacher, male, 58 years old.
Date of Record Creation:
April 13, 2013
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023
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