Commelina diffusa Burm.f.

  • Filed As

    Commelinaceae
    Commelina diffusa Burm.f.

  • Collector(s)

    A. Dores 58, 12 Nov 2002

  • Location

    Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Uh (Mun.). U Municipality. Pohnmaiau, Pahlap.

  • Description

    Grass, 30cm tall.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 199587

    Occurrence ID: 3b7ec67a-6aa6-49d2-a989-ad07dd26b679

  • 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

    rehsopw

  • Language
    Pohnpeian
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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Commelinales

  • Family

    Commelinaceae

  • All Determinations

    Commelina diffusa Burm.f. det T. Flynn, 2004

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Federated States of Micronesia

  • State/Province

    Pohnpei

  • County/Municipio

    Uh (Mun.)

  • Locality

    U Municipality. Pohnmaiau, Pahlap

  • Elevation

    Alt. 10 m. (33 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    6.94583, 158.272

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  • Level 1 Use

    OTHER SOCIOCULTURAL USES

  • Level 2 Use

    Unspecified (Other Sociocultural Uses)

  • Level 3 Use

    Charm

  • Use Notes

    Used to spiritually break someone's machete if he/she uses it improperly on your crops

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