Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) Kuntze

  • Filed As

    Dioscoreaceae
    Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) Kuntze

  • Collector(s)

    M. J. Balick 4108 with Roberta Lee, Bill Raynor, Valentine Santiago, 13 Aug 2000

  • Location

    Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Madolenihmw (Mun.). Kepirhi Sompeiei.

  • Habitat

    In agroforestry plot.

  • Description

    Herb to 1m. Sterile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 192363

    Occurrence ID: 883c7102-25a2-46c4-9071-771e89e02ee3

  • 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

    mwekimwek

  • Language
    Pohnpeian
  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Federated States of Micronesia

  • State/Province

    Pohnpei

  • County/Municipio

    Madolenihmw (Mun.)

  • Locality

    Kepirhi Sompeiei

  • Coordinates

    6.8333, 158.3

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

  • Level 1 Use

    FOOD/FOOD ADDITIVES/BEVERAGES

  • Level 2 Use

    Unspecified (Food/Food Additives/Beverages)

  • Level 3 Use

    Famine Food

  • Level 1 Use

    MEDICINES

  • Level 2 Use

    Skin/Subcutaneous Cellular Tissue Effects/Disorders

  • Level 3 Use

    Rash

  • Use Notes

    For skin disease - rash - itches and hurts, red rash, spreading rash

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