Hibiscus tiliaceus L.

Emm** t* PLANTS OF THE CAROLINE ISLANDS
Cm1	YAP ISLANDS
Hibiscus tiliaceus L .
Det. DH. F. B. Fo*h*rg
Locality Yap Island, Mt. Matade
Habitat bare rather recently burned-over ridge, grassy with Lygodium
scandens coming up everywhere.Common in thickets.
Date July 12, 1946 Altitude 160 m. (estimated)
Coll. F. R. Fosberg No. 25557
Remarks Low tree; flowers yellow, “ngale" inner bark
used to make rope, to make outer cmnaments of
loin cloth; young wood resilient so used for
frames of fish nets, also floats; wood split and
used for ribs of boats, doesn’t rot easily.
U.S.C.C. Economic Survey of Micronesia
04334717