Musa x paradisiaca L.

  • Filed As

    Musaceae
    Musa x paradisiaca L.

  • Collector(s)

    M. J. Balick 3907 with Daniel Balick, Roberta Lee, Mark Kostka, 19 Aug 1998

  • Location

    Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Uh (Mun.). U Municipality. Kepin Awak road, agroforestry field.

  • Description

    Shrub to 4m tall; dbh 15cm; flowers bract red; fruits green maturing yellow.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 191100

    Occurrence ID: b078c623-ae1d-4f41-b109-37c0c372809f

  • 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

    uhtin taiwan

  • Language
    Pohnpeian
  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Federated States of Micronesia

  • State/Province

    Pohnpei

  • County/Municipio

    Uh (Mun.)

  • Locality

    U Municipality. Kepin Awak road, agroforestry field

  • Elevation

    Alt. 76 m. (249 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    6.95833, 158.267

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

  • Level 1 Use

    MEDICINES

  • Level 2 Use

    Injuries

  • Level 3 Use

    Sprains

  • Use Notes

    Coolant for sprain, external and internal bruising

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