Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Roscoe ex Sm.

  • Filed As

    Zingiberaceae
    Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Roscoe ex Sm.

  • Collector(s)

    J. Bee 26 with James Dunham, Jon Stafford, Aug 2001

  • Location

    Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Kitti (Mun.). Nanmand Village.

  • Habitat

    Understory.

  • Description

    Herb, height 70cm. Clear sap. Stems unbranched. Body of inflorescence is full of glutinous liquid (transparent). Bracts red. Inflorescence emerges on single stalks directly from ground.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 194751

    Occurrence ID: 67ec7d34-732b-4a0d-bc1d-868f5c2ca909

  • Related Publications

    [Book] Balick, Michael J. 2009. Ethnobotany of Pohnpei: Plants, People, and Island Culture. xi, 585.
    LCCN Permalink: https://lccn.loc.gov/2008031255

    [Article] Herrera, Katherine, et al. 2010. Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia with Local Names and Uses. Allertonia. 10: 1-192.

  • Local Name

    oanginpoaloa

  • Language
    Pohnpeian
  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Federated States of Micronesia

  • State/Province

    Pohnpei

  • County/Municipio

    Kitti (Mun.)

  • Locality

    Nanmand Village

  • Elevation

    Alt. 100 m. (328 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    6.8251, 158.169

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    1000

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

  • Level 1 Use

    MEDICINES

  • Level 2 Use

    Circulatory System Effects/Disorders

  • Level 3 Use

    Other Circulatory System disorders/effects

  • Use Notes

    Used to treat sickness in the veins . Symptons are swollen veins and disabling pain in the limb containing those veins. The sickness can arise if the limbs are twisted or struck by an object.

  • Level 1 Use

    MEDICINES

  • Use Notes

    Used to cool a baby with fever.

  • Use Notes

    See Aiau

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