Athyrium ponapense Copel.

  • Filed As

    Athyriaceae
    Athyrium ponapense Copel.

  • Collector(s)

    A. Dores 71, 18 Nov 2002

  • Location

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

  • Description

    Fern, 50cm tall, spores brownish. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 89845

    Occurrence ID: fc4a7705-8c63-46e2-8833-4d22e670db20

  • 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

    peipeieni

  • Language
    Pohnpeian
  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Pteridophyta

  • Order

    Polypodiales

  • Family

    Athyriaceae

  • All Determinations

    Athyrium ponapense Copel. 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

    MEDICINES

  • Level 2 Use

    Genitourinary System Effects/Disorders

  • Level 3 Use

    Antimenorrhagic

  • Use Notes

    To stop non-stop menstruation

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Athyrium ponapense Copel.
det. D. H. Lorence, Apr 2005
A. Dores 71
The New York Botanical Garden
Institute of Economic Botany
Ethnobotanical Studies in Micronesia
Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. U Municipality.
Nantuhkemah, Iosmaru.
Fern, 50cm tall, spores brownish.
N.V. peipeieni [Pohnpeian]
young shoots Antimenorrhagic. To stop non-stop menstruation.
Take four shoots of the young leaves, pound and
wrap in piece of cloth, squeeze in 1/2 gallon of
water. Drink this amount of medicine everyday for
four to eight days.
Informant: Pasdor Nakamure: Pohnpei. Unknown.
18 Nov 2002
A. Dores 71
Gildea Foundation and the Overbrook Foundation
00089845