Cyperus

  • Filed As

    Cyperaceae
    Cyperus

  • Collector(s)

    R. Gallen 69, 22 Mar 2001

  • Location

    Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Madolenihmw (Mun.). Tamworohi.

  • Habitat

    Agroforest.

  • Description

    Herb 15cm tall; flowers white.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 194684

    Occurrence ID: 81fc4b28-2415-4db3-b649-022bd268209f

  • Related Publications

    [Book] Balick, Michael J. 2009. Ethnobotany of Pohnpei. xi, 585.

    [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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  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Federated States of Micronesia

  • State/Province

    Pohnpei

  • County/Municipio

    Madolenihmw (Mun.)

  • Locality

    Tamworohi

  • Coordinates

    6.8413, 158.307

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    1000

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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National Herbarium of NSW
Determinavit Karen L. Wilson
July 2013
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The New York Botanical Garden
Ethnobotanical Studies in Micronesia
No. 69
Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Madolenihmw
Municipality: Tamworohi. Agroforest.
Herb 15cm tall; flowers white. N.V. Lingkarak tikitik (rehlingkarak)
[Pohnpeian]
flowers
Charm. Medicine for a source of spiritual
protection for mouth infection (winien nan
aumweredi), can’t eat or drink at all.
Collect 4 flower, rub together in your
hands. Rub on the newborn child’s mouth
to protect from being infected.
BOTANICAL
Garder
NEW YORK BOTANjCAL GARDEN
00194684
Informant: Sihter Silbanuz, Pohnpei, PICS chief cook
R. Gallen
22 Mar 2001
rtEPOffr ANY (^IDENTIFICATION OF THIS VOUCHER
TO THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, NY
Supported by the Gildea Foundation and the Overbook Foundation
00194684