Curcuma longa L.

  • Filed As

    Zingiberaceae
    Curcuma longa L.

  • Collector(s)

    P. Emos Eperiam 19, 23 Feb 2006

  • Location

    Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Kitti (Mun.). Enpein. Nah Kariki, collected in agroforest among homestead.

  • Habitat

    Agroforest area.

  • Description

    An herb with green leaves above and paler green below. Inside of tuber bright orange.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 207066

    Occurrence ID: c8cb77ee-a014-41a0-a3b1-81e265977dcb

  • 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

    Kisiniong

  • Language
    Pohnpeian
  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Zingiberales

  • Family

    Zingiberaceae

  • All Determinations

    Curcuma longa L. det T. Flynn, 23 Feb 2006

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Federated States of Micronesia

  • State/Province

    Pohnpei

  • County/Municipio

    Kitti (Mun.)

  • City/Township

    Enpein

  • Locality

    Nah Kariki, collected in agroforest among homestead.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 77 m. (253 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    6.81927, 158.218

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

  • Level 1 Use

    FOOD/FOOD ADDITIVES/BEVERAGES

  • Level 2 Use

    Unspecified (Food/Food Additives/Beverages)

  • Level 3 Use

    Flavoring

  • Use Notes

    Soup

  • Level 1 Use

    MEDICINES

  • Level 2 Use

    Culturally defined illness

  • Use Notes

    Ghost sickness

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The New York Botanical Garden
Institute of Economic Botany
Zingiberaceae
Curcuma longa L.
det. T. Flynn, 23 Feb 2006
Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Kitti. Enpein, Nah
Kariki, collected in agroforest among homestead.
6°49'9.36"N, 158°13'5.64"E
252 ft.
Agroforest area.
An herb with green leaves above and paler green below.
Inside of tuber bright orange.
N.V. Kisiniong [Pohnpeian]
Flavoring. Soup. Take one or two leaves
and put into your cooking soup. This will
give taste to the soup.
Participant: Penasio Eperiam. Male.
Ghost sickness. Pull up one or two tubers,
clean it, pound and let the person who has
ghost sickness smell it. This should help
scare the evil spirit away. Just once when
the sickness starts.
tuber
Participant: Penasio Eperiam. Male.
23 Feb 2006
P. Emos Eperiam 19
The V. Kann Rasmussen Foundation
NYdb
00207066