Curcuma longa L.

  • Filed As

    Zingiberaceae
    Curcuma longa L.

  • Collector(s)

    M. J. Balick 4030 with Roberta Lee, Mark Koska, Narcisio Koska, 26 Aug 1999

  • Location

    Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Nett (Mun.). Off main road at border of Uh and Nett. Koska farm, house garden.

  • Description

    Herb to 1m; roots orange.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 192284

    Occurrence ID: 157dd43f-b5ae-44c0-947c-9ac90123ab69

  • Related Publications

    [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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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Zingiberales

  • Family

    Zingiberaceae

  • All Determinations

    Curcuma longa L. det M. Y. Choi, 2002

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Federated States of Micronesia

  • State/Province

    Pohnpei

  • County/Municipio

    Nett (Mun.)

  • Locality

    Off main road at border of Uh and Nett. Koska farm, house garden

  • Coordinates

    6.8417, 158.309

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The New York Botanical Garden
Ethnobotanical Studies in Micronesia
No. 4030
Curcuma
Zingiberaceae
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Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Nett Municipality: Off
main road at border of Uh and Nett. Koska farm, house garden.
06°50’30"N, 158°18’33"E.
Herb to lm; roots orange. N.V. Ong en wei [Pohnpeian]
roots	Rash. To color skin, make oil (coconut oil) for
sakau (Piper methysticum) rash to soften skin.
Treat heat rash as well.
M. J. Balick & Roberta Lee, Mark Koska, Narcisio Koska
26 Aug 1999
Fieldwork supported by the Gildea Foundation
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