Pandanus

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Federated States of Micronesia

• State/Province

  Pohnpei

• County/Municipio

  Madolenihmw (Mun.)

• Locality

  Mesihsou

• Coordinates

  6.9344, 158.185

• Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

  1000

• Geodetic Datum

  WGS84

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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The New York Botanical Garden
Institute of Economic Botany
Ethnobotanical Studies in Micronesia
Pandanaceae
Pandanus
det. D. H. Lorence, 2004
Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Madolenihmw
Municipality. Mesihsou.
Roadside.
Tree 6m tall, stem 20cm in diameter, fruits greenish, flowers
whitish.
N.V. deipw [Pohnpeian], kipar [Pohnpeian]
fruits
leaves
roots
roots
roots
roots
Comestible. Fruits are edible when ripe.
Participant: Walter Ringlen: Pohnpei. Male.
Charm. For pregnant women (a protection
for her baby from the rain spirits), take one
young leaf and wrap it around your head
when walking in the rain.
Participant: Walter Ringlen: Pohnpei. Male.
Boils. For healing boils, take the new roots,
pound and spread it on the boil.
Participant: Walter Ringlen: Pohnpei. Male.
Infection. Medicine for mouth infection.
Pound 4 of its roots and squeeze into the
mouth.
Participant: Walter Ringlen: Pohnpei. Male.
Paralysis. To help with paralysis (if used
within the first couple of weeks after the
accident) take the new roots, cut it off and
put it in a large bowl of salt water and use
as a bath.
Participant: Walter Ringlen: Pohnpei. Male.
Wounds. For healing wounds take the roots
that haven't yet touched the ground and
pound, then squeeze onto the wound.
Participant: Walter Ringlen: Pohnpei. Male.
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