Morinda citrifolia L.

  • Filed As

    Rubiaceae
    Morinda citrifolia L.

  • Collector(s)

    Francisco Sohl 7 with Darren Sabom, 14 Nov 1999

  • Location

    Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Sokehs (Mun.). Across from Sokehs Municipal building on the uphill side.

  • Description

    Bushy tree; fruits oblong, size of golf balls, green.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 191294

    Occurrence ID: b76210e8-032a-402a-bc03-d85acb91fe22

  • 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

    Gentianales

  • Family

    Rubiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Morinda citrifolia L. det M. Y. Choi, 2002

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Federated States of Micronesia

  • State/Province

    Pohnpei

  • County/Municipio

    Sokehs (Mun.)

  • Locality

    Across from Sokehs Municipal building on the uphill side

  • Elevation

    Alt. 12 m. (39 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    6.9514, 158.2

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The New York Botanical Garden
Ethnobotanical Studies in Micronesia
No. 7
Rubiaceae
Morinda citrifolia L.
Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Sokehs Municipality:
Across from Sokehs Municipal building on the uphill side. 6°57’5"N,
158°11’59"E. 40 ft.
Bushy tree; fruits oblong, size of golf balls, green (called Nohni in
other places?). N.V. Weipwul [Pohnpeian]
young leaves
<8> imaged
F. Sohl & Darren Sabom
Expellant. to get rid of ghosts. Take 4
pairs of the youngestleaves from weipwul,
of kitiu (FS #6), of ilou (FS #8), and of
tupwuk (FS #5). Break all the leaves
together in your hands and add coconut
oil. Spread that all over the possessed
person.
14 Nov 1999
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Fieldwork supported by the Gildea Foundation
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