Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.

  • Filed As

    Malvaceae
    Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.

  • Collector(s)

    E. Albert 14, 16 Jan 2002

  • Location

    Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Madolenihmw (Mun.). Imwinsapw, Temwen.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 207094

    Occurrence ID: cb02d103-e17b-422e-8c04-011d5477954f

  • 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.

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  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Federated States of Micronesia

  • State/Province

    Pohnpei

  • County/Municipio

    Madolenihmw (Mun.)

  • Locality

    Imwinsapw, Temwen

  • Coordinates

    6.8508, 158.331

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    1000

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.
det. M. Y. Choi, 2002
Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Madolenihmw
Municipality. Imwinsapw, Temwen.
6.8508°, 158.3314°
Roadside.
Tree 30 m tall, stem 60 cm in diameter, flowers white,
fruits greenish.
N-v- koatun [Pohnpeian]
leaves	Boils.	Medicine	for unopened boil
(umwpwos sarawi). Pound 4 shoots of
young leaves and place it on the boil. This
treatment is repeated until it is opened and
the pus comes out.
Participant: Elpihter Albert: Pohnpei. Female.
16 Jan 2002
E. Albert
NYdb
Gildea Foundation
00207094
The New York Botanical Garden ^
Institute of Economic Botany	'
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