Dioscorea nummularia Lam.

  • Filed As

    Dioscoreaceae
    Dioscorea nummularia Lam.

  • Collector(s)

    Francisco Sohl 26 with Bernardo Mauricio, 23 Jan 2000

  • Location

    Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Kitti (Mun.). Rentu.

  • Description

    This is kind of wild yam.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00191968

    Occurrence ID: d2ceb4c5-4fec-45a1-a6a9-411a50c0eadc

  • Related Publications

    [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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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Dioscoreales

  • Family

    Dioscoreaceae

  • All Determinations

    Dioscorea nummularia Lam. det D. H. Lorence, Nov 2005

    Dioscorea det D. H. Lorence, 2002

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Federated States of Micronesia

  • State/Province

    Pohnpei

  • County/Municipio

    Kitti (Mun.)

  • Locality

    Rentu

  • Coordinates

    6.8178, 158.265

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leaves
Antipyretic. Pound together young leaves to treat
children and older leaves to treat adults. Place into
coconut fiber and squeeze juice into a cup of water
to be drunk by the sick person to bring down their
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23 Jan 2000
Fieldwork supported by the Guildea Foundation
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