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Piper methysticum
Piper methysticum

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NTBG Plant Name:
Piper methysticum
Barcode:
PTBG1000056025
Specimen ID:
034625
Collector ID:
3903
Collector Name:
Michael J. Balick
Collection Date:
August 19, 1998
Herbarium Name:
NY
Other Herbarium:
NY
Observers:
Daniel Balick, Mark Kostka, Roberta Lee
Region:
Micronesia
Country:
FM
Island Group:
CAROLINE ISLANDS
Island:
Pohnpei
State:
POHNPEI STATE
County:
U Municipality
Elevation:
76
Locality:
Kepin Awak road.
Plant Category:
dicot
Plant Description:
Shrub to 2m; inflorescence yellow. N.V. Sacau [Pohnpeian]
Ethnobotanical Notes:
'Roots: Ritual drink. Roots used to prepare traditional drink. Medicine. For stomachache, laxative an d emitic. Styptic. leaf used as styptic: crush leaf and put on cut. '
Habitat:
Agroforestry field.
Date of Record Creation:
June 15, 2016
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023

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