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NTBG Plant Name:
Thespesia populnea
Barcode:
PTBG1000100670
Specimen ID:
096239
Collector ID:
20
Collector Name:
J. A. Sanney
Collection Date:
May 14, 2007
Other Herbarium:
NY
Determiner:
J. A. Sanney, 2010
Observers:
Salik Wakuk
Region:
Micronesia
Country:
FM
Island Group:
CAROLINE ISLANDS
Island:
Kosrae
State:
KOSRAE STATE
County:
Utwe Municipality
Elevation:
34
Locality:
Kemeun
Plant Category:
dicot
Plant Description:
A tree common to Kosrae in the past, but not so much at present anymore; the tree grows to be 12m (38) tall; heart-shaped leaves are wide, green, and glossy (on top); fruit are buyant and woody, 3 cm across.
Ethnobotanical Notes:
N.V. Pahnuh [Kosraean]
Habitat:
Grows at coastal strands, and along rivers near mangroves.
Date of Record Creation:
November 18, 2025
Date of Last Update:
November 18, 2025