Melastoma malabathricum L.

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Melastoma malabathricum L.

  • Collector(s)

    J. Bee 1 with James Dunham, Jon Stafford, Jul 2001

  • Location

    Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Salapwuk Village.

  • Habitat

    Roadside, forest.

  • Description

    Shrub reaching 4m in height. Leaves are leathery and decussate (leaves in pairs along stem, each pair at right angles to pair above or below). Flowers are mauve with yellow anthers held on pink/yellow filaments.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 194779

    Occurrence ID: d7ed1769-c954-4911-99f8-e18e151c7553

  • 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

    pisetikmei

  • 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

    Unspecified (Materials and Products)

  • Level 3 Use

    Perfume

  • Use Notes

    Used as a perfume that is commonly used at feast times.

  • Level 1 Use

    MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS

  • Level 2 Use

    Unspecified (Materials and Products)

  • Use Notes

    Used to make tampons for menstrusting women. In addition to absorbing blood the preparation will also remove unpleasant odors.

  • Level 1 Use

    MEDICINES

  • Use Notes

    Used to treat , painful and inflamed white growths on a baby's mouth that resemble grass (except they are white) and prevent the baby from being able to eat or drink.

  • Level 1 Use

    MEDICINES

  • Level 2 Use

    Ill-Defined Symptoms

  • Use Notes

    Used to treat all sicknesses of babies , particularily loss of appeite and fever.

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Local name
Locality
Habitat
Description
Date
Collectors
Pisetikmei
Salapwuk Village, Pohnpei, FSM
7°N, 158°E
Roadside, forest, altitude 200m
Shrub, height 3-4m. Leathery leaves,
decussate (leaves in pairs along stem,
each pair at right angles to pair above or
below). Mauve flowers, filament pink
yellow, anther yellow.
July, 2001
Jennie Bee, James Dunham, Jon Stafford
00194779