Cananga odorata (Lam.) Hook.f. & Thomson

  • Filed As

    Annonaceae
    Cananga odorata (Lam.) Hook.f. & Thomson

  • Collector(s)

    M. J. Balick 3810 with Diane Ragone, Jim Wiseman, Matt Long, Tim Flynn & Francisco Sohl (local guide and Asst. Admin. Officer of Mwalok Village), 31 Aug 1997

  • Location

    Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Sokehs (Mun.). Trail to Pohndolap.

  • Description

    Tree to 10m, dbh 6cm, sterile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 89057

    Occurrence ID: df587667-56cc-40af-aa34-f0db9bacbe80

  • 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

    seir en waai

  • Language
    Pohnpeian
  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Federated States of Micronesia

  • State/Province

    Pohnpei

  • County/Municipio

    Sokehs (Mun.)

  • Locality

    Trail to Pohndolap

  • Coordinates

    6.9708, 158.189

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

  • Level 1 Use

    MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS

  • Level 2 Use

    Unspecified (Materials and Products)

  • Level 3 Use

    Adornment

  • Level 1 Use

    MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS

  • Level 2 Use

    Unspecified (Materials and Products)

  • Level 3 Use

    Cosmetics

  • Level 1 Use

    MEDICINES

  • Level 2 Use

    Skin/Subcutaneous Cellular Tissue Effects/Disorders

  • Level 3 Use

    Sunburn

  • Level 1 Use

    MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS

  • Level 2 Use

    Unspecified (Materials and Products)

  • Level 3 Use

    Construction Material

  • Level 1 Use

    FUELS/LUMINARIES

  • Level 2 Use

    Unspecified (Fuels/Luminaries)

  • Level 3 Use

    Fuelstuff

The New York Botanical Garden
Institute of Economic Botany
Ethnobotanical Studies in Micronesia
PAC
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Annonaceae
Cananga odorata (Lam.) Hook. f. & Thomson
det. M. J. Balick, 1998
Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Sokehs Municipality.
Trail to Pohndolap.
6°58T5WN, 158° 11 WE
Tree to 10m, dbh 6cm, sterile.
N.V.	seir en waai [Pohnpeian]
flowers	Adornment. To make maramar (head lei),
flowers	Cosmetics. Cook coconut oil then add
flowers to perfume, leave it then strain off
flowers. Use as skin and Mr oil.
flowers	Sunburn. Cook coconut oil then put in
flowers, leave in then strain off flowers.
Good for skin problems, red spots, Sunburn.
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wood	Construction Material,
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31 Aug 1997
M. J. Balick, Diane Ragone, Jim Wiseman, Matt Long, Tim Flynn
& Francisco Sohl (local guide and Asst. Admin. Officer of
M walok V illage)	3810
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