Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Palau

• State/Province

  Airai

• Locality

  Ngetkib

• Coordinates

  7.36417, 134.516

• Distribution

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New York Botanical Garden
Institute of Economic Botany
Plants and People of Palau
Araceae
Colocasia esculenta. (L.) Schott
Met- Ann	?-
Republic of Palau, Airai State, Ngetkib.
N 07° 21. 850'	E 134° 30. 965’
N.V. Kukau/Dait [Palauan]
Disturbed forest near taro patch and resident area.
Taro to 50cm tall in taro patch.
Uses:
Food - Edible taro; leaves are used for soup. Boil
the taro leaves for a long time with coconut milk
(Cocos nucífera, [Lius]) and other ingredients.
(CK)
Medicinal - When head is hit by an object, cut
the stem of the kukau and scrape the stem- crush
the end and apply to the head. Use the juice to rub
on the bump. This will stop the pain, and numb
the area. Similar to the way aloe (Aloe vera) is
used. Could work on any part of the body. Numbs
the pain for about an hour. It is usually applied
only once, and is used for immediate relief. (CK)
Comments: Going up from Kitalong residence up
to the forest near the taro patch. Along stream that
ends at the Airai annex.
#4465 Michael Balick, Peterson Adelbai, Stephen
Dahmer, Yadana Desmond, Christopher Kitalong,
Nicholas Penna.
Additional interview (August 7, 2007):
Obakradebkar Clarence Kitalong (CK)
(Additional interviewer Kiblas Soaladaob)
August 7, 2007
A research collaboration of the Belau National Museum and
The New York Botanical Garden Institute of Economic
Botany Fieldwork funded by The V. Kann Rasmussen
Foundation.
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