Cordyline fruticosa (L.) A.Chev.

  • Filed As

    Asparagaceae
    Cordyline fruticosa (L.) A.Chev.

  • Collector(s)

    M. J. Balick 3819 with Diane Ragone, Jim Wiseman, Matt Long, Tim Flynn & Francisco Sohl (local guide and Asst. Admin. Officer of Mwalok Village), 03 Sep 1997

  • Location

    Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Sokehs (Mun.). Village of Mwalok, base of Pohndolap plateau.

  • Description

    Shrub to 3m, dbh 3cm; leaves green.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 89066

    Occurrence ID: cfbedfde-9732-4bf0-b4a8-dd18b97c98ed

  • 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

    díhng

  • Language
    Pohnpeian
  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Asparagales

  • Family

    Asparagaceae

  • All Determinations

    Cordyline fruticosa (L.) A.Chev. det T. Flynn, 1998
    Note: Cordyline moved to Laxmanniaceae- filed under Agavaceae in Herb.

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Federated States of Micronesia

  • State/Province

    Pohnpei

  • County/Municipio

    Sokehs (Mun.)

  • Locality

    Village of Mwalok, base of Pohndolap plateau

  • Coordinates

    6.9567, 158.192

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

  • Level 1 Use

    MEDICINES

  • Level 2 Use

    Poisonings

  • Level 3 Use

    Stings

  • Use Notes

    Stingray stings

  • Level 1 Use

    MEDICINES

  • Level 2 Use

    Pain

  • Level 3 Use

    Analgesic

  • Use Notes

    For stingray stings. Takes out the poison and is an analgesic and helps the wound heal.

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