Annona muricata L.

  • Filed As

    Annonaceae
    Annona muricata L.

  • Collector(s)

    Relio Lengsi 151 with Primo Emos Eperiam, 06 Sep 2006

  • Location

    Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Nett (Mun.). Near Linda's house.

  • Habitat

    Found growing outside the house or the backyard, agroforest.

  • Description

    Tree 15 ft tall, leaf green, fruit green and closes when young and rough and round when ripe, has thorns on skin of fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 05104126

    Occurrence ID: e46ff2ca-c8c7-48ab-9598-30b69aff6273

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Magnoliales

  • Family

    Annonaceae

  • All Determinations

    Annona muricata L.

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Federated States of Micronesia

  • State/Province

    Pohnpei

  • County/Municipio

    Nett (Mun.)

  • Locality

    Near Linda's house

  • Elevation

    Alt. 50 m. (164 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    6.9394, 158.224

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The New York Botanical Garden
Institute of Economic Botany
Ethnobotanical Studies in Micronesia
Annonaceae
Annona muricata L.
Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Nett (Mun.). Near
Linda's house.
6°56'22"N, 158°13'28”E
50 m.
Found growing outside the house or the backyard,
agroforest.
Tree 15 ft tall, leaf green, fruit green and closes when
young and rough and round when ripe, has thorns on
skin of fruit.
N.V. Set [Pohnpeian]
bark	For	liver	problems	or	sickness.	Carve	four
pieces of the bark, size of the palm of
your hand, clean, pound, place in a piece
of cloth, squeeze into bottle and drink.
One bottle a day for 4 days or until it it
healed.
Participant: Mr. Kalisdus Mallarmé. Male.
06 Sep 2006
Relio Lengsi, Primo Emos Eperiam 151
V. Kann Rasmussen Foundation
NYdb
05104126