Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Carica papaya
Collector Name:
Francisca Sohl
Collection Date:
October 15, 2004
Observers:
A. Dores, P. Raynor, E. Albert
Island Group:
CAROLINE ISLANDS
County:
Sokehs Municipality
Locality:
Minkai, Nipiris.
Plant Description:
Tree reaching 10 ft, white flower, young green fruit turning yellow when ripe.
Ethnobotanical Notes:
Anthelmintic. Medicine for worm disease/parasites. Take a ripe papaya, cut in half and eat all the seeds inside with the fruit. Eat once a day for 4 days. Informatn: Koropin Miguel: Pohnpei. Unknown.
Date of Record Creation:
February 3, 2014
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023
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