15 August: Mangrove health What important roles do the mangroves play for Pohnpei?
17 August: Ethnogardening What is the local name in your language of the plant seen on the right?
22 August: Banana patch Describe the role and importance of local foods such as bananas in terms of local food security.
24 August: Monilophyte and Lycophyte hike The hike into the valley west of campus focused on monilophytes and lycophytes. Note that on that hike we only saw one lycophyte, Huperzia phlegmaria.
What are lycophytes?
Name a lycophyte in your language:
What are monilophytes?
Name a monilophyte in your language:
31 August: Primitive plants presentations: For the following Asplenium nidus leaf:
Is Asplenium nidus a □[monilophyte] or a □[lycophyte]?
Is Asplenium nidus □[undivided], □[lobed], □[divided once], or □[divided once, lobed]?
On the diagram above, label the sori.
______________ What do sori produce?
______________ What is the name of Asplenium nidus in your local language?
For the following Microsorum scolopendria leaf:
Is Microsorum scolopendria □[undivided], □[lobed], □[divided once], or □[divided once, lobed]?
On the diagram above, label the sori.
______________ What is the name of Microsorum scolopendria in your local language?
For the following Nephrolepis acutifolia leaf:
Is Nephrolepis acutifolia □[undivided], □[lobed], □[divided once], or □[divided once, lobed]?
On the diagram above, label the pinnae.
______________ What is the name of Nephrolepis acutifolia in your local language?
05 September: Harmony Yomai Which type of plants tend to first colonize an island, outcrossing or selfing plants?
Why?
07 September: Paies walk What is the name of this plant in your language?
12 September: Healing plants presentations: More than one student presented the plant seen on the right below.
What is your local name for this plant?
What is a healing use of this plant?
Toughie: We have met this plant many times. What is the Latin name for this plant?
14 September: Healing plant videos Write either the Pohnpeian local name or the Latin name for the following plant featured in the videos:
19 September: Pwunso botanic garden visit Label the following images with the correct name. Not all names are used.
Araucaria ❦ Allspice ❦ Cinnamon ❦ Clove ❦ Cycad ❦ Eucalptus ❦ Mace ❦ Nutmeg
21 September: Ohigan What is Ohigan?
28 September: Timber What is mahogany used for and why?
03 October: Island Food Community of Pohnpei Recently received research results on nine banana, breadfruit, and taro flours found elevated levels of what? Be as specific as you can.