Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) Kuntze

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    Dioscoreaceae
    Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) Kuntze

  • Collector(s)

    M. J. Balick 4259

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 202812

    Occurrence ID: eef475e3-89d7-4e54-932f-ec4bfa054169

  • Related Publications

    [Book] Balick, Michael J. 2009. Ethnobotany of Pohnpei: Plants, People, and Island Culture. xi, 585.

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The New York Botanical Garden
Institute of Economic Botany
Ethnobotanical Studies in Micronesia
Taccaceae
00202812
Tacca leontopetaloid.es (L,) Kuntze
det. M. J. Balick, 2002
Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Mokil Atoll. Urek
Island (Coconut Island).
6°40'3"N, 159°45'19"E f
Forest with coconut, Cyil^spermSKjiamissonis (giant swap taro)
ferns, Pandanus, br^eadfoii^j^dy^^iNwith coral layer.
Herb with tuber to lm, flower bracts green, staftpens brownish-red,
fruits green and .seeded.- *W1	L •»
N.V. mwohk mwohk fPohnpeian]
tuber	Starch.	Edible- starch derived from tuber. Grind
tubers, squeeze in water, spill off water, remove
starch, mix with Taro Banana to make Pilolo, food
thickened with starch.
06 Aug 2002
M. J. Balick, Tamara Balick, Roberta Lee, Aly Raynor, Elpiana
Amor, Johper Jim and Kidron Dannis 4259
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