Garcinia ponapensis Lauterb. var. ponapensis

  • Filed As

    Clusiaceae
    Garcinia ponapensis Lauterb. var. ponapensis

  • Collector(s)

    J. Bee 32 with James Dunham, Jon Stafford, Aug 2001

  • Location

    Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Salapwuk Village.

  • Habitat

    Path side, amny fernsf on ground, low density of tall trees.

  • Description

    Tree, dbh 140mm. Adventitious roots extending from lower 2m of trunk. Bright yellow opaque sap. Fruit up to 30mm by 15mm, pale green-yellow, with 8-10 darker green ridges.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 194774

    Occurrence ID: 0581d217-fbe8-4dcd-ab73-9af397f2198f

  • Related Publications

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

  • Local Name

    kehnpwuil

  • Language
    Pohnpeian
  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Federated States of Micronesia

  • State/Province

    Pohnpei

  • Locality

    Salapwuk Village

  • Elevation

    Alt. 150 m. (492 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    6.8522, 158.183

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    1000

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

  • Level 1 Use

    MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS

  • Level 2 Use

    Wood

  • Use Notes

    Used as firewood as it is very flammable. It is different from other trees because you don't have to wait for it to dry out. It burns from live wood and it is the only tree in Nanwel that does this.

  • Level 1 Use

    MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS

  • Use Notes

    The juice from bark is used as glue for diving goggles, cracks in wood, and in canoes.

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Habitat	Path side, many fems on ground, low density of tall trees, altitude 200m
Description	Tree, dbh 140mm. Adventitious roots extending from lower 2m of trunk. Bright yellow opaque sap. Fruit up to 30mm by 15mm, pale green-yellow, with 8-10 darker green ridges. ‘Green’ wood is flammable.
Date	August, 2001
Collectors	Jennie Bee, James Dunham, Jon Stafford
00194774