Phymatosorus grossus (Langsd. & Fisch.) Brownlie

  • Filed As

    Polypodiaceae
    Phymatosorus grossus (Langsd. & Fisch.) Brownlie

  • Collector(s)

    M. Hunt 3 with Ioana Ladore's land, Ikipwal, Awak, U, 27 Aug 2004

  • Location

    Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Uh (Mun.). U Municipality. Ioana Ladore's land, Ikipwal, Awak, U.

  • Habitat

    Collected in lowland, but grows in upland as well.

  • Description

    Vine grows up tree, no smell. Seeds are visible in the green leaf that appears both opposite and alternate. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 89829

    Occurrence ID: f141d033-cf93-4c1a-871d-e22d67d7bc1d

  • Related Publications

    [Book] Balick, Michael J. 2009. Ethnobotany of Pohnpei. xi, 585.

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  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Federated States of Micronesia

  • State/Province

    Pohnpei

  • County/Municipio

    Uh (Mun.)

  • Locality

    U Municipality. Ioana Ladore's land, Ikipwal, Awak, U

  • Elevation

    Alt. 9 m. (30 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    6.95556, 158.259

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The New York Botanical Garden
Institute of Economic Botany
Ethnobotanical Studies in Micronesia
Phymatosorus grossus (Langsd. & Fisch.) Brownlie
det. T. Flynn, Aug 2005
Pteridophyte
Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. U Municipality.
6°57'20"N, 158°15'34"E
30 f.
Collected in lowland, but grows in upland as well.
Vine grows up tree, no smell. Seeds are visible in the green leaf
that appears both opposite and alternate.
N.V. kideu [Pohnpeian]
Charm. Mar mar for when a new child is
first brought out to the ocean for protection
against ghosts. Cut from the tree, it is
wrapped around just long enough for the
baby's head.
Informant: Ioana Ladore: Pohnpei. Female.
Charm. Mwaramwur for parties. Vine is
taken off the tree just long enough to make
a mwaramwur with. These are used only
sometimesLat parties when a person is
protecting themselves from a spell someone
may have put on them.
Informant: Ioana Ladore: Pohnpei. Female.
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