Aglaia ponapensis Kaneh.

  • Filed As

    Meliaceae
    Aglaia ponapensis Kaneh.

  • Collector(s)

    P. Emos Eperiam 24 with F. Sohl, N. Shere, R. Lengsi, 06 Mar 2006

  • Location

    Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Kitti (Mun.). Mwoakot.

  • Habitat

    Agroforest.

  • Description

    Shrub. Leaf: compound, stem with fuzzy red powder, leaves brittle, bud naked. Dark green above and light green below leaf. Flowers: chains of flowers (pendant/ racane). Bundles at leaf base, rusty orange, bundles toward end of chain greenish, swollen leaf base at stem.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 05104734

    Occurrence ID: 78b191d2-a312-4c18-8568-7ab2af2880bc

  • 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

    Maroasau

  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Sapindales

  • Family

    Meliaceae

  • All Determinations

    Aglaia ponapensis Kaneh. det T. Flynn, 06 Mar 2006

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Federated States of Micronesia

  • State/Province

    Pohnpei

  • County/Municipio

    Kitti (Mun.)

  • City/Township

    Mwoakot

  • Coordinates

    6.8169, 158.231

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    1000

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

  • Level 1 Use

    MEDICINES

  • Level 2 Use

    Digestive System Effects/Disorders

  • Level 3 Use

    Emetic

The New York Botanical Garden
Institute of Economic Botany
Ethnobotanical Studies in Micronesia
Ethnobotanical Studies in Micronesia
Meliaceae
Agtaia ponapensis Kaneh.
det. T. Flynn, 06 Mar 2006
Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Kitti (Mun.).
Mwoakot.
6.8169°, 158.231°
Agroforest.
Shrub. Leaf: compound, stem with fuzzy red powder,
leaves brittle, bud naked. Dark green above and light
green below leaf. Flowers: chains of flowers (pendant/
racane). Bundles at leaf base, rusty orange, bundles
toward end of chain greenish, swollen leaf base at stem.
N.V. Maroasau
leaf	Emetic.	Gather	4	leaves.	Chew	and
swallow. This will make you feel upset
and make you vomit.
Participant: Blanko Santos, Male.
06 Mar 2006
P. Emos Eperiam, F. Sohl, N. Shere, R. Lengsi 24
The V, Kann Rasmussen Foundation
NY#
05104734