Cerbera manghas L.

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Palau

• State/Province

  Airai

• Locality

  Ngerusar. Near airport

• Coordinates

  7.37, 134.53

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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10 THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, NY
The New York Botanical Garden
Institute of Economic Botany
Apocynaceae
Cerbera manghas L.
det. A. Kitalong
Palau. Airai State. Ngerusar. Near airport.
7°21'58"N, 134°31’55"E
Secondary forest.
Tree 4m tall, 10cm, at base, multistems 3.5 cm dbh. Leaves.
N.V. Chemeridech [Belauan]
leaves	Sunburn. For sun, fire or hot water bums. Take 6
yellow leaves and 6 green leaves, smash or grind
and squeeze in cloth (old times coconut fiber-
today any white cloth). Squeeze onto burned skin,
will hurt when applied. If blistered, pop with
needle and squeeze. This makes bum dry and
cures it fast. Apply once in the morning, and if
skin is too oily, apply more times, and once in the
evening. Don’t put water on bum. Juice of this
is white-green in color, might take 1-2 weeks to
heal and use daily, if very bad bum, might use 1-2
months. If light bum might use for 4-5 days.
Really depends on bum. When pick leaves, say
families' secret words. Collect plants wherever
they are easiest to find.
13 Aug 2006
M. J. Balick, Roberta Lee, Jasmin Lim, Ann Kitalong, Gemma
Ngirchobong, Sariang Timulch 4362
V. Kann Rasmussen Foundation
NYdb
00207014