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PLANTS OF THE CAROLINE ISLANDS
YAP ISLANDS
Mussaenda frondosa L.var. sericea (Bl.) ;
Fosb. & Sachet
Locality Thol, or Zol,
3/4 miles vest of Gachlpar
Occurrence 111 roadside thicket,
occasional«
Date July l6> 19^5 Alt. 20 m.(	)
Coll. F. R. Fosberg No. 46315
Remarks Shrub 2 m tall, corolla bright
yellow, enlarged calyx lobe white,
"bach” or ”vach”«
Stems said to be used medicinally*
Pacific Vegetation Project
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From THE UNITED STATU NATIONAL HERB/
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