Flagellaria indica L.

  • Filed As

    Flagellariaceae
    Flagellaria indica L.

  • Collector(s)

    Relio Lengsi 176 with P. Emos Eperiam, 26 Sep 2006

  • Location

    Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Sokehs (Mun.). Sokehs tower.

  • Habitat

    Grows in secondary forest with keleu (Hibiscus tiliaceus) and grows near kaikes (Adenanthera pavonina).

  • Description

    Vine like, grows up to 6 m long, leaf: green color on both sides, top of the vine has a white color at the edge, has tendrils and it's green.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 05104103

    Occurrence ID: abc57c84-3005-4ca0-8b68-355c91fefab5

  • Local Name

    Idahnwel

  • Language
    Pohnpeian
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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Poales

  • Family

    Flagellariaceae

  • All Determinations

    Flagellaria indica L.

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Federated States of Micronesia

  • State/Province

    Pohnpei

  • County/Municipio

    Sokehs (Mun.)

  • Locality

    Sokehs tower

  • Elevation

    Alt. 248 m. (814 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    6.96727, 158.19

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  • Level 1 Use

    MEDICINES

  • Use Notes

    For shocked or scared for babies

The New York Botanical Garden
Institute of Economic Botany
Ethnobotanical Studies in Micronesia
Flagellariaceae
Flagellctria indica L.
Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Sokehs (Mun.).
Sokehs tower.
6°58'2.16"N, 158°n'24.36"E
813 ft.
Grows in secondary forest with keleu (Hibiscus
tiliaceus) and grows near kaikes (Adenanthem
pavonina).
Vine like, grows up to 6 m long, leaf: green color on
both sides, top of the vine has a white color at the edge,
has tendrils and it's green.
N.V.	Idahnwel [Pohnpeian]
leaf	For	shocked or scared for babies. Pick 8
leaves, pound them, take a piece of old
banana leaf, place the pounded leaves in
it, tie and squeeze four drops into the
mouth, at.the center of the head or frontal,
and on the chest of the baby or child.
Three times a day for 8 days.
Participant: Bernardo Ardos. Male,
26 Sep 2006
Relio Lengsi, P. Emos Eperiam 176
V. Kann Rasmussen Foundation
NYdb
05104103