Atuna racemosa Raf. subsp. racemosa

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Federated States of Micronesia

• State/Province

  Pohnpei

• County/Municipio

  Nett (Mun.)

• Locality

  Pahn Sapwen Kamar, Kamar

• Coordinates

  6.9253, 158.214

• Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

  1000

• Geodetic Datum

  WGS84

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

• Level 1 Use

  MEDICINES

• Level 2 Use

  Digestive System Effects/Disorders

• Level 3 Use

  Bloody diarhea

The New York Botanical Garden
Institute of Economic Botany
Ethnobotanical Studies in Micronesia
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Rosaceae
A tuna racemosa Raf. subsp. racemosa
det. D. H. Lorence, Apr 2005
Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Nett Municipality,
kamar.
Tree, stem 50 cm in diameter, 10 m tall, flower whitish, fruit
brownish.
| N.V. Ahis [Pohnpeian]
Bloody diarrhea. Grind down the skin, mix with
other leaves, put in a cloth and squeeze it in a one
liter bottle. Drink it for 4-8 weeks.
Informant: Prihte Rosario: Pohnpei. Unknown.
Nov. 13,2002
B. Ekiek 20
Gildea Foundation and the Overbrook Foundation
NYdb
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