Cordyline fruticosa (L.) A.Chev.

  • Filed As

    Asparagaceae
    Cordyline fruticosa (L.) A.Chev.

  • Collector(s)

    Relio Lengsi 19 with Francisca Sohl, Emos Eperiam, Tim Flynn, Nieve Shere, 01 Mar 2006

  • Location

    Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Nett (Mun.). Eirike Village.

  • Habitat

    Agroforest near house and road. Found under breadfruit.

  • Description

    Cultivated shrub about 3.5 m. Red leaves with black and red stem. Sterile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 205322

    Occurrence ID: e17fb038-bd24-427a-9453-e91e82e0b6b0

  • 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

    Asparagales

  • Family

    Asparagaceae

  • All Determinations

    Cordyline fruticosa (L.) A.Chev. det T. Flynn, 01 Mar 2006
    Note: Cordyline moved to Laxmanniaceae- filed under Agavaceae in Herb.

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Federated States of Micronesia

  • State/Province

    Pohnpei

  • County/Municipio

    Nett (Mun.)

  • City/Township

    Eirike Village

  • Elevation

    Alt. 65 m. (213 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    6.92833, 158.223

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The New York Botanical Garden
Institute of Economic Botany
Ethnobotanical Studies in Micronesia
Agavaceae
Cordyline fruticosa (L.) A. Chev.
det. T. Flynn, 01 Mar 2006
BOTANICAL
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REPORT ANY RECTIFICATION OF THIS VOUCHER
TO THE IKStmjTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, NY
Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Nett. Erike.
6°55'42"N, 158°13'24"E
213 ft.
Agroforest near house and road. Found under breadfruit.
Herb about 3.5 m. Red leaves with black and red stem. Sterile.
N.V. ding weitahta [Pohnpeian]
leaves	Headaches. Leaves used as headache
remedy. Gather four leaves and pound. Put
in piece of cloth and squeeze into a bucket
of water. Use water to shower. Repeat once
a day until headache is gone.
01 Mar 2006
R. Lengsi, F. Sohl. E. Eperiam, T. Flynn, N. Shere 19
Gildea Foundation and the Overbrook Foundation
NYdb
00205322