Glochidion puberulum Hosok.

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Glochidion puberulum Hosok.

  • Collector(s)

    Francisco Sohl 9 with Darren Sabom, 28 Nov 1999

  • Location

    Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Sokehs (Mun.). Tomwara, Palikir.

  • Habitat

    Secondary growth in grass field with lots of young banana and tapioca.

  • Description

    Tree 20-25 ft; flowers small, greenish yellow; fruit green, circular disc attached by a central stem, furry like a peach about 0.3cm x 0.8cm.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 191951

    Occurrence ID: 3050b37f-ebd6-46bd-b373-0d5e9ae547b4

  • Related Publications

    [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

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Phyllanthaceae

  • All Determinations

    Glochidion puberulum Hosok. det D. H. Lorence, Nov 2005

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Federated States of Micronesia

  • State/Province

    Pohnpei

  • County/Municipio

    Sokehs (Mun.)

  • Locality

    Tomwara, Palikir

  • Elevation

    Alt. 113 m. (371 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    6.91028, 158.137

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No. 9
Glochidion ramiflorum T. F. Forst.
Euphorbiaceae
Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei: Tomwara,- Palikir.
06°54’37"N, 158°08’15"E. 370 ft. Secondary growth in grass field
with lots of young banana and tapioca.
Tree 20-25 ft; flowers samll, greenish yellow; fruit green, circular disc
attached by a central stem, furry like a peach about 0.3cm x 0.8cm.
N.V. Mwehk [Pohnpeian]
F. Sohl & Darren Sobom
28 Nov 1999
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F. Sohl 9
Fieldwork supported by the Guildea Foundation
spread it over the cut.
Styptic. Collect eight young parts of the
plant (i.e leaves, stems, etc.
couple of inches from the
terminal ends), pound them
together and spread it over the
cut.
Fieldwork supported by Guildea Foundation
00191951
The New York Botanical Garden
Ethnobotanical Studies in Micronesia
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