Blyxa aubertii Rich.

  • Filed As

    Hydrocharitaceae
    Blyxa aubertii Rich.

  • Collector(s)

    A. Raynor 104, 02 Apr 2001

  • Location

    Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Madolenihmw (Mun.). Tipwen, Enipoas.

  • Habitat

    In water.

  • Description

    A grass that grows underwater only, 20cm tall (water grass).

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 194713

    Occurrence ID: 23aed6d6-a7dd-425e-9aeb-f08bce6b639d

  • 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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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Alismatales

  • Family

    Hydrocharitaceae

  • All Determinations

    Blyxa aubertii Rich. det M. Y. Choi, 2002

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Federated States of Micronesia

  • State/Province

    Pohnpei

  • County/Municipio

    Madolenihmw (Mun.)

  • Locality

    Tipwen, Enipoas

  • Coordinates

    6.8249, 158.308

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    1000

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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The New York Botanical Garden
Ethnobotanical Studies in Micronesia
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NO. 104
Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Madolenihmw
Municipality: Tip wen, Enipoas. In water.
A grass that grows underwater only, 20cm tall. N.V. Oaloahd en
pihl [Pohnpeian]
entire plant	Boils. Medicine for baby’s sickness like
boil on the head and really bad skin
diseases. Pound 4 or 8 of the grass and
squeeze in a cup of water. Drink 1
cup/day for 4-8 days.
Informant: Pelihter Raynor, plant collector, housemother, female, 48
years old
A. Raynor
02 Apr 2001
riEPORT ANY REIDENTIFICATION OF THIS VOUCHER
TOTHE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, MY
Fieldwork supported by the Gildea Foundation and the Overbrook
Foundation
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