Premna serratifolia L.

  • Filed As

    Verbenaceae
    Premna serratifolia L.

  • Collector(s)

    J. Bee 7 with James Dunham, Jon Stafford, Jul 2001

  • Location

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

  • Habitat

    Roadside, forest.

  • Description

    Tree, height 5m. Flowers, petals pale green, nearly white, filaments white, anthers brown. Fruit ovoid, 7mm long, 5mm wide, green. Bark, patchy coloration; pale, grey and brown. Sap watery.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 194790

    Occurrence ID: 3a7f8372-9b3f-4833-a17e-348694dcf44e

  • 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

    topwuk

  • Language
    Pohnpeian
  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Lamiales

  • Family

    Lamiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Premna serratifolia L. det M. Y. Choi, 2002

  • 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

    Genitourinary System Effects/Disorders

  • Use Notes

    Used to relieve women's period pains.

  • Level 1 Use

    MEDICINES

  • Level 2 Use

    Skin/Subcutaneous Cellular Tissue Effects/Disorders

  • Use Notes

    Used to treat , a red rash that small babies suffer from. This rash can appear around the groin and/or on the neck. The rash appears by itself. The children only get it once, but it can spread to others who haven't already had it.

  • Level 1 Use

    MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS

  • Use Notes

    timber can also be used to build houses.

  • Level 1 Use

    MEDICINES

  • Use Notes

    Used to treat . Its symptoms include a very bad headache from 9A - 11A and between 1P - 3P. The headache occurs when the sun comes up and when the sun goes down. The pain of the headache is found in the temples and behind the eyeballs.

  • Level 1 Use

    OTHER SOCIOCULTURAL USES

  • Use Notes

    is also used for protection from the ocean spirits-- or .

  • Level 1 Use

    MEDICINES

  • Level 2 Use

    Pain

  • Use Notes

    Used to treat , aches and sprains.

  • Level 1 Use

    OTHER SOCIOCULTURAL USES

  • Use Notes

    Take 4 young shoots and put them into your pocket. You will do much better in fishing. Also, in the early morning, go and talk to the tree, shaking it. The water will fall on you and the girls will want you.

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