Kleinhovia hospita L.

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Papua New Guinea

• Locality

  Beside the track, edge of secondary forest along the Busu river, 6.5km EEN from Lae city.

• Elevation

  Alt. 180 m. (591 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -6.63, 147.02

• Location Notes

  [Pacifica] [Vernacular name: Koulupu, Central province, Papua New Guinea.]

• Distribution

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H. Matsuo Collection. No. 72
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Papua NewGuinea
Kleinhovia hospita L.
Sterculiaceae
180m Long,/Lat,: 6° 38r S 147° 01'
Besiife the track, edge of secondary forest
along the Busu river, 6.5 km EEN from Lae
city.
Lowland plains
Amaeka(Koulupu, Central prov.)
The leaves are crushed with Ipomea
congesta and the sap, drunk with water to
treat skin disease sipoma. The leaves are
used to treat headache and diarrhoea.
8/12/1994
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Tree,
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