Dioscorea bulbifera L.

  • Filed As

    Dioscoreaceae
    Dioscorea bulbifera L.

  • Collector(s)

    M. J. Balick 3980 with Daniel Balick, Valentine Santiago, 25 Aug 1998

  • Location

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

  • Description

    Vine to 1m. Sterile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00191272

    Occurrence ID: 533b718c-0dcf-459a-879c-0294af289ae3

  • 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

    wei sohn

  • Language
    Pohnpeian
  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Dioscoreales

  • Family

    Dioscoreaceae

  • All Determinations

    Dioscorea bulbifera L. det D. H. Lorence, 2002

  • 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

    MEDICINES

  • Level 2 Use

    Pain

  • Level 3 Use

    Analgesic

  • Use Notes

    Treatment for condition known as . To treat condition characterized by headache, joint pain.

  • Level 1 Use

    FOOD/FOOD ADDITIVES/BEVERAGES

  • Level 2 Use

    Unspecified (Food/Food Additives/Beverages)

  • Level 3 Use

    Comfort food

  • Use Notes

    Food for ill people

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