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NTBG Plant Name:
Averrhoa carambola
Barcode:
PTBG1000102313
Specimen ID:
097894
Collector ID:
126
Collector Name:
Relio Lengsi
Collection Date:
January 1, 2006
Other Herbarium:
NY
Observers:
Primo Emos Eperiam
Region:
Micronesia
Country:
FM
Island Group:
CAROLINE ISLANDS
Island:
Pohnpei
State:
POHNPEI STATE
County:
Nett Municipality
Elevation:
175
Locality:
Not available.
Plant Category:
dicot
Plant Description:
Tree 15 ft. tall, leaf green, flowers pinkish, and bark is brown. N.V. ansu [Pohnpeian]
Ethnobotanical Notes:
Fruit. Fruit is for eating and used for sashimi. Gather the fruit and mix with sashimi.
Participant: Ehma Minkehl. Unknown.
Habitat:
Agroforest.
Associated Species:
Found growing near banana, breadfruit, and seir en wai.
Comments:
Transferred from Specimens
Date of Record Creation:
August 13, 2026
Date of Last Update:
August 13, 2026