Asplenium nidus L.

  • Filed As

    Aspleniaceae
    Asplenium nidus L.

  • Collector(s)

    Relio Lengsi 9 with E. Emos, F. Sohl, N. Shere, T. Flynn, 20 Feb 2006

  • Location

    Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Nett (Mun.). Eirike Village.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 205186

    Occurrence ID: 3e6f412b-5ac7-4e46-adb8-2e3f088c0167

  • 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.

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Pteridophyta

  • Order

    Polypodiales

  • Family

    Aspleniaceae

  • All Determinations

    Asplenium nidus L.

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Federated States of Micronesia

  • State/Province

    Pohnpei

  • County/Municipio

    Nett (Mun.)

  • City/Township

    Eirike Village

  • Coordinates

    6.93361, 158.221

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The New York Botanical Garden
Institute of Economic Botany
Ethnobotanical Studies in Micronesia
Pteridophyte
Asplénium nidus L.
det. T. Flynn, Feb 2006
NEW YORK BOTANICAL. GARDEN
00205186
BOTANICAL
REPORT ANY REIDENTIFICATION OF THIS VOUCHER
TO THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, NY
Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Nett Municipality.
Eirke.
6°56'1"N, 158°13'15"E
Agroforest near house and road.
Nest fern, up to 6ft. tall. Leaves dark green, shiny upper and lower
sides of frond. Frond fertile, rachis black. Nest ferns grows from a
cluster at the base of the fronds.
N.V. Tehnlik [Pohnpeian]
young shoots Young shoot for women's uterus problems.
Gather 4 young shoots, chew and swallow.
Once a day for 4 days.
Participant: Mr. Salister Pilipus. Male.
20 Feb 2006
R. Lengsi, E. Emos, F. Sohl, N. Shere, T. Flynn 9
Gildea Foundation and the Overbrook Foundation
NYdb
00205186