Hibiscus tiliaceus L.

NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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jfro.
C.¥.C.Wong
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HARVARD	YAP
W&ZlNlA EXPEDITION TO fft^i^fl947)
Name of plant: Native....?.™.«......................................English.
TdW RumunS' Ya?....................................................Altitude
Habitat.
on clay soil of schist rock, plant forming a thick growth
Tree ( x) 5 Shrub ( ), Vine ( ), Herb ( ).............-.....................................-...................—.................. ( )
Height of plant in feet........M................Diameter, breast high, in inches................................................................
Notes on flower ® yellow petals, many stamens, 2 sets of sepals» puberant............................
, T	. . globose fruit, puberant, 10 celled
Notes on fruit.....................................---......................................................................................*..................******
Special notes......................................................................-..............................-.....................................................
The inner bark is used in making cordage as well as the men's decoration
Ethnobotanic uses.....c-al-ls-d- - -g-al-.- - ^he- - ?ou-ter- - Js-ark- - -i-s- - -s-G-raped- - - -and- - -the- • rematiitMig• ^ark- -and......
wood is placed in the sea for 5 to 10 days before the inner bark is stripped* The
..........l!.Qpfi..is..io^fl..by„rjJbi3lng..one..js.triuid.im..the...tMghr.a2id.-.th!e«r--aaao-thei---s-t¥*-®aid---i*--tfee----------
similar fashionj then the two strand are rolled into one strand. Another method is
..........io_.braid_th_etwo.. str an^
The loose strands are used in making the women1 s skirt (ong). This fiber is used in
the tying of the thatches to the house as well as the,.cr9ss_.piece_s._in .the..hpu8.e,........
*	*"*“..... In'~^He' mehTs'gal,''Isfie 'fiber' 1^ 'dyed"to show the differance in the men* s
ranking.
Date.. . £e.l?.#.. 15.,.. .19.48,
Hibiscus tiliaceus
25
}RA OF THE CAROLINE ISLANDS
PLANTS OF YAP
Plarence C. Y. Wong	Feb • 15 > 1948
tus tiliaceus Linn*
¡25 ft. fl.yellow,clay soil,alt.
ft.,forming dense growth,
r* gal*
IVERSITY EXPEDITION. COORDINATED INVESTIGATIONS OF
MJCRONESIAN ANTHROPOLOGY (CIMA).
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