Hellenia speciosa (J.Koenig) S.R.Dutta

  • Filed As

    Costaceae
    Hellenia speciosa (J.Koenig) S.R.Dutta

  • Collector(s)

    M. J. Balick 3852 with Marie David, Matt Long, Francisco Sohl, 05 Sep 1997

  • Location

    Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Sokehs (Mun.). Mwalok Village. Home of Marie David (grandmother of Francisco Sohl).

  • Habitat

    Roadside on hill.

  • Description

    Herb to 1.5m; flowers white.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 191059

    Occurrence ID: c8e5df88-468f-4fb9-b1b9-7afe7f6e079a

  • 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

    Mwalok Village. Home of Marie David (grandmother of Francisco Sohl)

  • Coordinates

    6.9658, 158.193

  • Distribution

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The New York Botanical Garden
Pvn.
-¿«4 P-i.M.A^5 & fl- Hv.^5
2-* % J
The New York Botanical Garden
Ethnobotanical Studies in Micronesia
No. 3852
Costaceae
Costus sericeus
det. T. Flynn
Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Sokehs Municipality:
Mwalok Village. Home of Marie David (grandmother of Francisco
Sohl). 06°57’57"N, 158°ir35"E. Roadside on hill.
Herb to 1.5m; flowers white. N.V. Ting [Pohnpeian]
M. J. Balick & Marie David, Matt Long, Francisco Sohl
05 Sep 1997
Fieldwork supported by the Gildea Foundation
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