Cyathea nigricans Mett.

  • Filed As

    Cyatheaceae
    Cyathea nigricans Mett.

  • Collector(s)

    A. Dores 68, 18 Nov 2002

  • Location

    Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Uh (Mun.). U Municipality. Pohnmaiau, Pahlap.

  • Description

    Tree fern, stem 13cm in diameter, 4m tall, spores brownish. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 89847

    Occurrence ID: 2178c554-77e5-451c-90f3-1ae275947c62

  • 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

    katar

  • Language
    Pohnpeian
  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Pteridophyta

  • Order

    Cyatheales

  • Family

    Cyatheaceae

  • All Determinations

    Cyathea nigricans Mett. det D. H. Lorence, Apr 2005

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Federated States of Micronesia

  • State/Province

    Pohnpei

  • County/Municipio

    Uh (Mun.)

  • Locality

    U Municipality. Pohnmaiau, Pahlap

  • Elevation

    Alt. 10 m. (33 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    6.94583, 158.272

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

  • Level 1 Use

    OTHER SOCIOCULTURAL USES

  • Level 2 Use

    Unspecified (Other Sociocultural Uses)

  • Level 3 Use

    Magic

  • Use Notes

    Cure a person who received a sickness by black magicians

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