Macaranga carolinensis Volkens

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Macaranga carolinensis Volkens

  • Collector(s)

    P. Emos Eperiam 88 with Julie Cooper, Francisca Sohl, Relio Lengsi, 21 Apr 2006

  • Location

    Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Kitti (Mun.). Collected in the village Enipein Powe, up on the hill side.

  • Habitat

    Found up on hillside slope near mango, kipar, and Nihn under shaded area.

  • Description

    Tree about 20 ft (6.1m) tall. Leaf: fuzzy leaf dark green above and light green below is shaped like tear drop, long and hairy petiole. Flower very tiny close bundles.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 05104017

    Occurrence ID: f6e04026-e32c-455c-847a-8c9069c2383f

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  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Federated States of Micronesia

  • State/Province

    Pohnpei

  • County/Municipio

    Kitti (Mun.)

  • Locality

    Collected in the village Enipein Powe, up on the hill side

  • Elevation

    Alt. 54 m. (177 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    6.8122, 158.211

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The New York Botanical Garden
Institute of Economic Botany
Ethnobotanical Studies in Micronesia
Euphorbiaceae
Macaranga carolinensis Volkens
Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Kitti (Mun.).
Collected in the village Enipein Powe, up on the hill side.
6°48'44"N, 158°12'38”E
177 ft.
Found up on hillsidfe slope near mango, kipar, and Nihn
under shaded area.
Tree about 20 ft (6.1m) tall. Leaf: fuzzy leaf dark green
above and light green below is shaped like tear drop,
long and hairy petiole. Flower very tiny close bundles.
N.V. Apwid [Pohnpeian]
fruit	For diarrhea. Gather the fruit, doesn't
matter how many, put into a kettle, let it
boil for 5 minutes, then drink. Drink one
cup a day until feeling better and
symptoms stop.
21 Apr 2006
P. Emos Eperiam, Julie Cooper, Francisca Sohl, Relio Lengsi
88
The V. Kann Rasmussen Foundation
05104017