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NTBG Plant Name:
Musa ×paradisiaca
Barcode:
PTBG1000102397
Specimen ID:
097923
Collector ID:
181
Collector Name:
Relio Lengsi
Collection Date:
October 16, 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:
113
Locality:
Renpers house.
Plant Category:
monocot
Plant Description:
Banana, stem is maroon color mixed with green color, the top of the stem has a maroon color mix with a grayish color (the petiole), leaf: green color on top and grayish color on the bottom. N.V. Akadahn [Pohnpeian]
Ethnobotanical Notes:
Stem. Used for asthma. Split or cut in half, scrape the inner side of the stem, place in a piece of cloth, squeeze into a cup and drink. 1-2 cut a day until feels better.
Participant: Ansehlmwo Bergen. Unknown.
Habitat:
Roadside.
Associated Species:
Grows near tapioca (Manihot), dohng (Campnosperma brevipetiolata), sadak (Elaeocarpus carolinensis).
Comments:
Transferred from Specimens
Date of Record Creation:
August 13, 2026
Date of Last Update:
August 13, 2026