Kleinhovia hospita L.

  • Filed As

    Malvaceae
    Kleinhovia hospita L.

  • Collector(s)

    A. Dores 10, 01 Oct 2002

  • Location

    Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Uh (Mun.). U Municipality. Kipar, Awak.

  • Description

    Tree, stem 40cm in diameter, 20m tall, flowers pink. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 88560

    Occurrence ID: 20af205b-50e3-496a-b1fc-3f9feea12e9f

  • 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

    Malvales

  • Family

    Malvaceae

  • All Determinations

    Kleinhovia hospita L. det T. Flynn, 2004

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Federated States of Micronesia

  • State/Province

    Pohnpei

  • County/Municipio

    Uh (Mun.)

  • Locality

    U Municipality. Kipar, Awak

  • Coordinates

    6.96008, 158.271

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The New York Botanical Garden
Sterculiaceae
Kleinhovia hospita L.
det. T. Flynn, 2004
A. Dores 10
The New York Botanical Garden
Institute of Economic Botany
Ethnobotanical Studies in Micronesia
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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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TO THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, NY
Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. U Municipality.
Kipar, Awak.
6°57'36”N, 158°16'14ME
Tree, stem 40cm in diameter, 20m tall, flowers pink.
N.V. koloun and [Pohnpeian]
branches Canoes. Canoe. Cut the trunk in any length and
width as needed and carve.
Informant: Alfred Dores: Pohnpei. Unknown.
branches Fire starter. Use as a match. Cut a branch 3 ft.
long, carve one side flat, and carve another one
3cm in diameter and 20 cm long. Hold the small
one in both hands and push against the big one on
the flat side until you see smoke come from it and
make a Are.
Informant: Alfred Dores: Pohnpei. Unknown.
01 Oct 2002
A. Dores 10
Gildea Foundation and the Overbrook Foundation
NYdb
00088560
00088560