Premna obtusifolia R.Br.

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Federated States of Micronesia

• State/Province

  Pohnpei

• County/Municipio

  Kitti (Mun.)

• City/Township

  Enipein Powe

• Locality

  Koro, Enipein powe koro

• Elevation

  Alt. 7 m. (23 ft.)

• Coordinates

  6.8128, 158.223

• Distribution

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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BOTANICAL
Verbenaceae
Premna obtusifolia R.Br.
Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Kitti (Mun.).
Enipein Powe, Koro, Enipein powe koro.
6°48’46"N, 158°13’22"E
123 ft.
f Agroforest, growing alongside breadfruit, banana,
betelnut and coconut.
Tree, about 6 m. Leaf waxy green upper, lower lighter
green. Weird green bumps on leaves, (insects bites)
Flowers yellowish /white. Fruits small round and black.
N.V. Topwuk [Pohnpeian]
bark	Asthma. Bark use for asthma. Scrape, put
in a cloth, squeeze in a cup of water.
Participant: Penasio Eperiam. Male.
buds	Not reported. Gather 4 buds, smash, put in
noni leaves, add oil* rub on skin and
drink. One cup daily until better.
Participant: Penasio Eperiam. Male,
fruit	Chicken pox. Fruit use for chicken pox.
Gather a lot of fruit, pound, put la a cloth,
squeeze onto infected areas. Twiee a day
for 8 days.
Participant: Penasio Eperiam. Male.
27 Mar 2006
P. Emos Eperiam, Francisca Sohl, Julie Cooper, Relio Lengsi
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The V. Kann Rasmussen Foundation
The New York Botanical Garden
Institute of Economic Botany
Ethnobotanical Studies in Micronesia
Ethnobotanical Studies in Micronesia
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