Nepenthes mirabilis (Lour.) Druce

• 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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The New York Botanical Garden
Institute of Economic Botany
Nepenthaceae
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
00207005
BOTANICAL
Palau. Airai State. Ngerusar. Near airport.
7°21'58"N, 134°31'55"E
Secondary forest.
Plant on ground to .3m pitchers red, fills with seed pods.
N.V. Meliik [Belauan]
Ceremonial Plant. Vaginal steam bath for firstborn
ceremony. This is one of the plants to add to the
steam along with techelleia chull, Cassytha
filiformis (MB 4363); cheskiik, Eurya japonica var
nitide (MB4366); ongor, Pandanus tectorius
(MB4367); kertakuo, Decaspermum fruiticosum
(MB4369); itouch, Gleichenia diaranopteris
(MB4370); chelouchau, Citrus sp. (MB4371); and
kemoukem, Derris trifuliatus (MB4372). Put in pot
of hot boiling water for one day. Next day (last
day) of ceremony, woman sits over pot on seat,
she is enclosed by a tent, 7 basins around her with
same herbs. Another woman is helping her.
Woman sits for 10 minutes or as long as can stand,
if in tent too long she'll get dizzy. (This
treatment helps from dizziness in the sun when
outside the next day.) Breathe in with mouth and
exhale with nose. If woman who is helping is
menstruating or has the flu, she cannot go inside,
another woman helps. [Modekenger style of
traditional medicine].
youngest
unrolled leaves
ANTREIOENTmCATION OFTHIS VOUCHER
TO THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, NY
To whiten teeth from betel nut stain. Take the
unrolled leaves and rub on the teeth to whiten
teeth and get rid of betel nut stain. Used
especially for a party, but some people use this all
the time. Considered an ancient use.
VI. J. Balick, Roberta Lee, Jasmin Lim, Ann Kitalong, Gemma
'Jgirchobong, Sariang Timulch 4365
V. Kann Rasmussen Foundation
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