Inocarpus fagifer (Parkinson) Fosberg

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Palau

• State/Province

  Airai

• Locality

  Babeldaob. Oikull, Beluu village

• Coordinates

  7.36747, 134.054

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

The New York Botanical Garden
Institute of Economic Botany
Fabaceae
Inocarpus fagifer (Parkinson) Fosberg
Palau. Airai. Babeldaob. Oikull, Beluu village.
7°22'2.9"N, 134°3'13.6"E
Agroforest along stonepath.
Tree to 50m tall, dbh 1.5m, fruits green.
X#* Keam [Palauan]
nut	Boil the fruits for an how in a pot of
water covered with Cyrtosperrma leaves
to help keep the heat in. Extract the nuts
after it is cooked and then it is good to eat
with fish as a form of starch.
wood	Its wood can be used to make paddles
because it is very hard and it will float.
Participant: Aderdei Gillian Johanes. Unknown.
18 Jan 2008
M. J. Balick, Ann Kitalong, Chris Kitalong, David Lorenee
Wayne Law, Carol Milne, George Milne, Steve Perlman,
Kiblas Soaladaob. 4576
The V. Katin Rasmussen Foundation
05104972