Ischaemum polystachyum J.Presl

  • Filed As

    Poaceae
    Ischaemum polystachyum J.Presl

  • Collector(s)

    Francisco Sohl 11 with Darren Sabom, 28 Nov 1999

  • Location

    Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Sokehs (Mun.). Tomwara, Palikir.

  • Habitat

    Clearing.

  • Description

    Grass up to 2.5ft tall; stem hairy; leaf curvy 1", up to 8" and 1.5" wide, there is a kink in the stem at the base of each leaf. This is the prominent plant in the area.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 191953

    Occurrence ID: 4dbd9293-9def-4cb7-a644-50ad80554c6d

  • Related Publications

    [Book] Balick, Michael J. 2009. Ethnobotany of Pohnpei: Plants, People, and Island Culture. 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

    Sokehs (Mun.)

  • Locality

    Tomwara, Palikir

  • Elevation

    Alt. 113 m. (371 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    6.91028, 158.137

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The New York Botanical Garden
Ethnobotanical Studies in Micronesia
No. 11
Poaceae
Ischaemum polystachum
Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei: Tomwara, Palikir.
06°54’37"N, 158°08T5,rI, 370 ft. Clearing.
Grass up to 2.5ft tall; stem hairy; leaf curvy 1", up to 8" and 1.5"
wide, there is a kink in the stem at the base of each leaf, this is the
prominant plant in the area. N.V. Rehpatil/Rehpadil [Ponhpeian]
Paddle grass [English]
young stems	Antidiarrheal.	Take	1"	of	young	stem	(4-8
pieces, depending on how bad your
diarrhea is), chew them up and swallow.
F. Sohl & Darren Sabom
28 Nov 1999
Fieldwork supported by the Guildea Foundation