Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Federated States of Micronesia

• State/Province

  Pohnpei

• County/Municipio

  Nett (Mun.)

• Locality

  Dalen village, farm of Yustina David

• Coordinates

  6.95, 158.183

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

The New York Botanical Garden
Ethnobotanical Studies in Micronesia
No. 4169
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Moraceae
Artocarpus altilis {Z). Fosberg
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Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Nett Municipality: Dalen
village, farm of Yustina David. 06°57\043"N, 158°H\529"E.
Nansapw -secondary forest with trees to 40-50m tall.
Tree to 20m tall, dbh 30cm; stem with white sap when cut. Sterile.
N.V. Mahi sarek [Pohnpeian] breadfruit and the type
petioles	Earache, Use only this cultivar for this medicine.
Take 1" of the base of the leaf stem, use 2 of these
pieces and 4 shoots of "Ilau" (MB 4181). Pound
them together then put in cloth with cooked coconut
oil. Squeeze into ear - use till pain goes away - 4
days.
Informants: Robert David, Pohnpei, male, 45 years old; Katarina
Tom, Pohnpei, female, 39 years old. She was chosen to learn in the
family, taught by grandfather, Sohnis Ihda.
M. J. Balick & Tamara Balick, Robert David, Roberta Lee, Francisco
Sohl, Katarina Tom
12 Aug 2001
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Fieldwork supported by the Gildea Foundation and the Overbrook
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