Cocos nucifera L.

  • Filed As

    Arecaceae
    Cocos nucifera L.

  • Collector(s)

    A. Raynor 124, 31 Oct 2001

  • Location

    Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Madolenihmw (Mun.). Dienpei, Tamworohi.

  • Habitat

    Agroforest.

  • Description

    Tree 20m tall, stem 35cm in diameter, fruits orange, flowers orange. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 196472

    Occurrence ID: c927ffae-702a-454c-a6e4-6ba05b12326a

  • 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.

  • Local Name

  • Language
    Pohnpeian
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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Arecales

  • Family

    Arecaceae

  • All Determinations

    Cocos nucifera L. det D. H. Lorence, 2005

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Federated States of Micronesia

  • State/Province

    Pohnpei

  • County/Municipio

    Madolenihmw (Mun.)

  • Locality

    Dienpei, Tamworohi

  • Coordinates

    6.8372, 158.298

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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  • Level 1 Use

    MEDICINES

  • Level 2 Use

    Sensory System Effects/Disorders

  • Level 3 Use

    Eyewash

  • Use Notes

    Medicine for a painful eye caused by sunlight or just dirt in the eye

  • Level 1 Use

    MEDICINES

  • Level 2 Use

    Nervous System Effects/Disorders

  • Level 3 Use

    Anticonvulsant

  • Level 1 Use

    FOOD/FOOD ADDITIVES/BEVERAGES

  • Level 2 Use

    Unspecified (Food/Food Additives/Beverages)

  • Level 3 Use

    Beverage

  • Use Notes

    The fruit is used for drinking (coconut drink)

  • Level 1 Use

    MEDICINES

  • Level 2 Use

    Unspecified Medicinal Effects/Disorders

  • Level 3 Use

    Medicine

  • Use Notes

    Used for seizure

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