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NTBG Plant Name:
Bruguiera gymnorhiza
Barcode:
PTBG1000050200
Specimen ID:
038717
Collector ID:
64
Collector Name:
A. Dores
Collection Date:
November 18, 2002
Other Herbarium:
NY
Determiner:
David H. Lorence Apr 2005
Region:
Micronesia
Country:
FM
Island Group:
CAROLINE ISLANDS
Island:
Pohnpei
State:
POHNPEI STATE
County:
U Municipality
Elevation:
10
Locality:
Pohnmaiau, Pahlap.
Plant Category:
dicot
Plant Description:
Tree, stem 15 cm diameter, 7 m tall, flower reddish, fruits greenish. N.V. sohmw [Pohnpeian]
Ethnobotanical Notes:
Bark. Antidysenteric. To cure dysentery (bloody diarrhea). Cut the bark, pound and wrap in a piece of cloth, squeeze in cup of water. Drink this amount of medicine everyday until you are cured. Informant: Dores, Loreda & Maria Ladore: Pohnpei. Female. Fruits. Emetic. Make a person vomit who has food poisoning. Take four fruits, pound and wrap in a piece of cloth, squeeze in 1/2 gallon of water. Drink this amount of medicine everyday until you are cured. Informant: Dores, Loreda & Maria Ladore: Pohnpei. Female.
Date of Record Creation:
March 10, 2021
Date of Last Update:
March 23, 2023

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