Carica papaya L.

  • Filed As

    Caricaceae
    Carica papaya L.

  • Collector(s)

    Relio Lengsi 152 with Primo Emos Eperiam, 06 Sep 2006

  • Location

    Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Nett (Mun.).

  • Habitat

    Found in agroforest outside of houses.

  • Description

    Papaya tree 10 ft tall, leaves green, fruit round and green when young and turn orange-yellow when ripe.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 05104125

    Occurrence ID: 6ec6e88d-9a92-43b3-a4ab-8140a13d8004

  • Local Name

    Memiap

  • Language
    Pohnpeian
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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Brassicales

  • Family

    Caricaceae

  • All Determinations

    Carica papaya L.

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Federated States of Micronesia

  • State/Province

    Pohnpei

  • County/Municipio

    Nett (Mun.)

  • Elevation

    Alt. 50 m. (164 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    6.9394, 158.224

  • Distribution

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  • Level 1 Use

    MEDICINES

  • Use Notes

    For leprosy

NEW YORK BOTANICAL. GARDEN
The New York Botanical Garden
Institute of Economic Botany
Ethnobotanical Studies in Micronesia
Caricaceae
Carica papaya L.
Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Nett (Mun.).
6°56f22*N, 158°13'28"E
50 m.
Found in agroforest outside of houses.
Papaya tree 10 ft tall, leaves green, fruit round and
green when young and turn orange-yellow when ripe.
N.V, Memiap [Pohnpeian]
bark	For	leprosy.	Scrape	skin	of	the	bark	off
and apply to the skin disease. Twice a day
05104125	...	,	A
until it is healed.
Participant: Mr. Kalisdus Mallarmé. Male.
06 Sep 2006
BOTANICAL >	_	.. _	,	_	.	„
Relio Lengsi, Pnmo Emos Epenam 152
V. Kann Rasmussen Foundation
NYdb
05104125