Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Morinda citrifolia
Collector Name:
Francisca Sohl
Collection Date:
October 15, 2004
Determiner:
Tim Flynn 13 Sept 2005
Observers:
A. Dores, P. Raynor, E. Albert
Island Group:
CAROLINE ISLANDS
County:
Sokehs Municipality
Plant Description:
Its a tree about 10 ft tall, white flowers, young green fruit turning yellow when ripe. N.V. weipwul [Pohnpeian]
Ethnobotanical Notes:
Leaves. Magic. Used to get people out of a trance or to cure an evil spell. Take 4 young leaves and rub together with your hands until its broken into pieces and rub all over the skin with coconut oil of the person who has had evil placed upon them. Use twice a day, in the morning or evening till the symptoms are gone. Informant: Koropin Miguel: Pohnpei. Unknown.
Date of Record Creation:
July 1, 2020
Date of Last Update:
March 23, 2023
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