Clerodendrum inerme var. oceanicum A.Gray

  • Filed As

    Verbenaceae
    Clerodendrum inerme var. oceanicum A.Gray

  • Collector(s)

    J. Bee 49 with James Dunham, Jon Stafford, Aug 2001

  • Location

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

  • Habitat

    By house.

  • Description

    Shrub, height 4m. Petals white, filamets dark purple and protrude c. 1.5cm from flower. Leaves up to 68 by 32mm. No distinct smell to crushed leaves or sap.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 194788

    Occurrence ID: 45c655b8-c673-4bae-89ef-9242de518fed

  • 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

    ilau

  • 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

    Skin/Subcutaneous Cellular Tissue Effects/Disorders

  • Level 3 Use

    Rash

  • Use Notes

    Used to cool and cure rashes, known as .

  • Level 1 Use

    MEDICINES

  • Use Notes

    Used to treat Eni is a ghost. Disease can affect people of all ages. Symptoms are various. Babies could push away their mothers, or a person may run away from their family. The sufferer doesn't know what they have done. They talk with the knowledge of that ghost.

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