Phragmites karka (Retz.) Trin. ex Steud.

  • Filed As

    Poaceae
    Phragmites karka (Retz.) Trin. ex Steud.

  • Collector(s)

    A. Dores 9, 01 Oct 2002

  • Location

    Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Uh (Mun.). U Municipality. Kipar, Awak.

  • Description

    Shrub, stem 3cm in diameter, 3m tall, flowers greenish. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 88559

    Occurrence ID: 553cc788-f80c-47da-896f-13995f69f8a3

  • 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

    lirau

  • Language
    Pohnpeian
  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Federated States of Micronesia

  • State/Province

    Pohnpei

  • County/Municipio

    Uh (Mun.)

  • Locality

    U Municipality. Kipar, Awak

  • Coordinates

    6.96008, 158.271

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

  • Level 1 Use

    MEDICINES

  • Level 2 Use

    Mental Effects/Disorders

  • Level 3 Use

    Antidepressant

  • Use Notes

    Medicine to heal depression

<9>imaged|
\	!_ 00088559
<<^^>,'mSSBSSSBSSSSS
The New York Botanical Garden
Institute of Economic Botany
Ethnobotanical Studies in Micronesia
Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. U Municipality.
Kipar, Awak.
6°57,36,,N, 158°16T4"E
Shrub, stem 3cm in diameter, 3m tall, flowers greenish.
N.V. lirau [Pohnpeian]
young leaves Antidepressant Medicine to heal depression. Take
four shoots of the young leaves 4 inches long,
pound and wrap in piece of cloth, squeeze in 1/2
gallon of water. Drink and repeat this treatment
every day until you become well again.
Informant: Wakner Joseph: Pohnpei. Unknown.
01 Oct 2002
A. Dores 9
Gildea Foundation and the Overbrook Foundation
NYdb
Poaceae
Phragmites karka (Retz.) Trin. ex Steud.
det. T. Flynn, 1004
A. Dares 9
00088559