Sida acuta Burm.f.

  • Filed As

    Malvaceae
    Sida acuta Burm.f.

  • Collector(s)

    E. Albert 168, 09 Jan 2004

  • Location

    Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Uh (Mun.). U Municipality. Nampwo.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 204914

    Occurrence ID: 3ab569d6-b644-45ce-bce2-4aaf0c1b8f82

  • 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

    kawenioas

  • Language
    Pohnpeian
  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malvales

  • Family

    Malvaceae

  • All Determinations

    Sida acuta Burm.f. det T. Flynn, Jan 2006

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Federated States of Micronesia

  • State/Province

    Pohnpei

  • County/Municipio

    Uh (Mun.)

  • Locality

    U Municipality. Nampwo

  • Elevation

    Alt. 50 m. (164 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    6.95778, 158.279

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

  • Level 1 Use

    MEDICINES

  • Level 2 Use

    Nutritional Effects/Disorders

  • Level 3 Use

    Supplement

  • Use Notes

    Medicine to make a baby to have strong joints.

The New York Botanical Garden
Institute of Economic Botany
Ethnobotanical Studies in Micronesia
Malvaceae
Sida acuta Burm. f.
det. T. Flynn, Jan 2006
Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. U Municipality.
Nampwo.
6°57'28"N, 158°16'45"E
164 ft. elev.
N.V. kawenioas [Pohnpeian]
young leaves
Supplement. Medicine to make a baby to
have strong joints. Take four shoots of the
young leaves, pound and wrap in a piece of
cloth. Rub on a baby's body.
Participant: Salvador Ladore: Pohnpei. Male.
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