Blyxa aubertii Rich.

  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Alismatales

  • Family

    Hydrocharitaceae

  • All Determinations

    Blyxa aubertii Rich. det T. Flynn, Jan 2006

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Federated States of Micronesia

  • State/Province

    Pohnpei

  • County/Municipio

    Uh (Mun.)

  • Locality

    U Municipality. Diadi

  • Elevation

    Alt. 6 m. (20 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    6.92861, 158.278

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

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The New York Botanical Garden
Institute of Economic Botany
Ethnobotanical Studies in Micronesia
Hydrocharitaceae
Blyxa aubertii Rich,
det. T. Flynn, Jan 2006
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Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. U Municipality.
Diadi.
6°55'43"N, 158°16'42"E
20 ft.
Water weed.
N.V. oaloahd en pihl [Pohnpeian]
Medicine. Medicine to cure child's sickness.
Take one whole weed, take off the green
part, pound the white part and wrap it in a
piece of cloth, squeeze in as much water as
needed. Have the child drink.
Participant: Esther John: Pohnpei. Female.
22 Mar 2004
E. Albert Amor, Alfred Dores & Pelihter Raynor 202
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