Centotheca lappacea (L.) Desv.

  • Filed As

    Poaceae
    Centotheca lappacea (L.) Desv.

  • Collector(s)

    M. J. Balick 3982 with Daniel Balick, Valentine Santiago, 25 Aug 1998

  • Location

    Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Madolenihmw (Mun.). Keprohi secondary forest (Nansap).

  • Description

    Grass to 30cm.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 191274

    Occurrence ID: 232128a4-95fa-416a-9070-b8be3ae6e9b2

  • 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

    reh

  • Language
    Pohnpeian
  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Federated States of Micronesia

  • State/Province

    Pohnpei

  • County/Municipio

    Madolenihmw (Mun.)

  • Locality

    Keprohi secondary forest (Nansap)

  • Coordinates

    6.8461, 158.303

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

  • Level 1 Use

    OTHER SOCIOCULTURAL USES

  • Level 2 Use

    Unspecified (Other Sociocultural Uses)

  • Level 3 Use

    Charm

New York Botanical Garden
Pollen, spore or leaf sample removed
Name M'
Institution
Date
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BOTANICAL
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IMAGED
REPORT ANY REIDENTIFICATION OF THIS VOUCHER
TO THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, NY
The New York Botanical Garden
Ethnobotanical Studies in Micronesia
No. 3982
(fi-WKMiw- CL)
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Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Madolenihmw
Municipality: Keprohi secondary forest (Nansap), 6°50’46WNJ
158°lgT0”E.
Grass to 30cm. N.V. Reh [Pohnpeian]
Poaceae
inflorescences
Charm. Rub inflorescence on fishing line
to ensure that you will catch .fish, for
good luck.
ML J. Balick & Daniel Balick, Valentine Santiago
25 Aug 1998
Fieldwork supported by the Gildea Foundation
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