Polyscias guilfoylei (W.Bull) L.H.Bailey

Filed As

Araliaceae
Polyscias guilfoylei (W.Bull) L.H.Bailey
Collector(s)

M. J. Balick 4294 with T. Balick, R. Lee, Pelihter Raynor, Elipiana Amor, Robert Gallen and Nersin Aia, 16 Aug 2002
Location

Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Pingelap (Mun.). Pingelap Atoll, Mwedeneur, Pilenwol.
Habitat

Coconut forest.
Description

Shrub to 1.2 m, leaves green, sterile, cultivated along side of houses as ornamental. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.
Identifiers

NY Barcode: 199817

Occurrence ID: 091e2023-6d90-4769-8fee-28932c947afe
Laboratory Collections

Tissue Samples, 01279652, M. J. Balick 4294, Polyscias guilfoylei (W.Bull) L.H.Bailey - Accepted : Araliaceae (254.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;
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.
Local Name

kausekesek
Language
Pohnpeian
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Kingdom

Plantae
Division

Magnoliophyta
Order

Apiales
Family

Araliaceae
All Determinations

Polyscias guilfoylei (W.Bull) L.H.Bailey det D. H. Lorence, 2004
Araliaceae det D. H. Lorence, 2002

Level 1 Use
MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS
Level 2 Use
Unspecified (Materials and Products)
Level 3 Use
Starch/Stiffeners
Use Notes
When women iron clothes they need to put a bit of water on clothes so they dip a branch in water and whip over clothes. Use Tacca to make starch and also sprinkle prior to ironing.
Level 1 Use
MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS
Level 2 Use
Unspecified (Materials and Products)
Level 3 Use
Adornment
Use Notes
Use for Mwaramwar.

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