Plumeria obtusa L.

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Plumeria obtusa L.

  • Collector(s)

    W. Law 353 with Ann Kitalong, Van Ray Tadao, 05 Aug 2009

  • Location

    Palau. Airai. Ngetkib area, around Kitalong home.

  • Description

    Shruby tree, 2.5 m tall. Two main stems approx 6cm wide. Flowers white with yellow center, milky sap.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 05104659

    Occurrence ID: 8743974c-b91d-4a80-9aa2-809adfaa4ada

  • Related Publications

    [Book] Balick, Michael J. & Kitalong, Ann. 2020. Ethnobotany of Palau: Plants, People and Island Culture. 2. 392.

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Gentianales

  • Family

    Apocynaceae

  • All Determinations

    Plumeria obtusa L.

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Palau

  • State/Province

    Airai

  • Locality

    Ngetkib area, around Kitalong home.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 20 m. (66 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    7.36408, 134.516

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The New York Botanical Garden
Ethnobotanical Studies in Micronesia
Apocynaceae
Plumeria obtusa L.
Palau. Airai. Ngetkib area, around Kitalong home.
7°21'50.7"N, 134°30'57.5"E
20 m.
Shruby tree, 2.5 m tall. Two main stems approx 6cm
wide. Flowers white with yellow center, milky sap.
N.V. Chelilairangebard [Palauan]
05 Aug 2009
W. Law, Ann Kitalong, Van Ray Tadao 353
The V. Kami Rasmussen Foundation
NYdb
05104659