Pohnpei Virtual Herbarium

This neglected and error filled virtual herbarium index and the pages linked to this index remains in place both for archival retention purposes and to help offset link rot. This herbarium has been superceded to a large extent, but not entirely, by a flora for Palikir and environs that is more mobile friendly and attempts to verify the accepted names through the use of The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1.

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Ethnobotanical Herbarium

Cyanophyta

Nostoc

Fungi

Stinkhorn

Bryophyta

Moss

Psilophyta

Psilotum complanatum
Psilotum nudum

Lycopodiophyta

Lycopodiella cernua (Lycopodium cernuum)
Huperzia phlegmaria (Lycopodium phlegmaria)
Selaginella

Pteriphyta (ferns)

Pteriphyta
AspidiaceaeAspleniaceaeBlechnaceae
Dryopteris unidentata var. unidentata
Tectaria gaudichaudii
Asplenium nidus (Bird's Nest Fern)
Asplenium polyodon
Blechnum orientale L.
Sadleria cyatheoides
CyathaceaeDavalliaceaGleicheniaceae
Cyathea nigricans Davallia solida (G. Forst.) Sw.
Davallia solida (G. Forst.) Sw. [a second page]
Unknown fern with rather mixed up epithets
Nephrolepis spp.
Dicranopteris linearis
HymenophyllaceaeLindsaeaceaeMarattiaceae
Trichomanes pallidum (highly tentative identification) (incomplete) Lindasaea obtusa (tentative identification) (incomplete) Angiopteris evecta
Yap
PolypodiaceaePteridaceaeThelypteridaceaeVittariaceae
Humata banksii
Phymatosorus scolopendria
Pteris vittata Cyclosorus maenonensis
Macrothelypteris torresiana
Antrophyum plantagineum
Vittaria sp.

Midrib (Chinese brake fern?)

Coniferophyta (gymnosperms)

Araucariaceae Cupressaceae Cycadaceae
Araucaria columnaris
Agathis lanceolata
Thuja spp. Cycas revoluta
Cycas rumphii (female)
Cycas rumphii
Cycas rumphii (male)

Magnoliophyta (angiosperms)

Magnoliopsida (dicots)

Asteridae
Acanthaceae Apocynaceae Asclepiadaceae Asteraceae
Crossandra infundibuliformis
Hemigraphis alternata
Pachystachys lutea
Catharanthus roseus
Plumeria obtusa
Plumeria rubra
Tabernaemontana divaricata
Calotropis gigantea Bidens alba
Chromolaena odorata
Sphagneticola trilobata (L.) Pruski.
Unknown new arrival 2000
Bignoniaceae Boraginaceae Campanulaceae
Cydista aequinoctialis
Spathodea campanulata
Tournefortia argentea Hippobroma longiflora
Convolvulaceae Gesneriaceae Goodeniaceae Lamiaceae
Evolvulus glomeratus
Ipomoea aquatica (kangkong)
Ipomoea carnea
Ipomoea littoralis
Ipomoea mauritiania
Ipomoea pes-caprae
Ipomoea quamoclit (Quamoclit pennata)
Ipomoea spp.
Merremia peltata
Episcia cupreata Scaevola taccada
Mokil
Clerodendrum peniculatum
Clerodendrum quadriloculare
Hyptis ritomboidea
Ocimum sanctum
Premna serratifolia/P. obtusifolia
Volkameria inermis syn. Clerodendrum inerme
Rubiaceae Scrophulariaceae Solanaceae Verbenaceae
Gardenia jasminoides [G. augusta]
Gardenia taitensis
Ixora casei
Ixora coccinea
Morinda citrifolia
Mussaenda spp.
Psychotria hombroniana
Otacanthus caeruleus Capsicum spp. Lantana camara
Premna obtusifolia
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis
Tectona grandis
Caryophyllidae
Amaranthaceae Cactaceae Portulacaceae
Alternanthera tenella
Celosia spicata

Gomphrena globosa
Opuntia spp. Portulaca oleracea?
Dilleniidae
BegoniaceaeBixaceaeCaricaceaeClusiaceae
Begonia spp.
Begonia spp.
Bixa orellana Carica papaya Calophyllum inophyllum
FlacourtiaceaeMalvaceaeOchnaceae Turneraceae (off-site link)
Pangium edule Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Hibiscus tiliaceus
Pohnpei
Ochna thomasiana Turnera ulmifolia
Hamamelidae
Nyctaginaceae Moraceae Urticaceae
Bougainvillea Artocarpus altilis (rough)
Kosrae Mwoakilloa
Artocarpus altilis (smooth)
Ficus elasticus
Ficus tinctoria
Boehmeria celebica
Magnoliidae
Annonaceae Lauraceae Piperaceae Nymphaeaceae
Annona muricata
Cananga oderata
Cinnamomum carolinense Piper methysticum
Piper ponapences
Sakau en leng
Nymphaea spp.
Rosidae
Anacardiaceae Araliaceae Balsaminaceae Crassulaceae
Campnosperma brevipetiolata
Kitti
Magnifera indica
Centella asiatica Impatiens balsamina Linn.
Impatiens Spp.
Bryophyllum pinnatum
Euphorbiaceae Fabaceae Hydrangeaceae
Acalypha hispida
Euphorbia spp.
Euphorbia pulcherrima
Glochidion marianum
Jatropha integerrima
Caesalpinia pulcherrima
Crotolaria pallida
Inocarpus fagifer
Saraca asoca (S. indicus)
Senna alata(Cassia alata)
Hydrangea macrophylla
Melastomataceae Mimosaceae
Clidemia hirta
Heterotis rotundifolia (Dissotis rotundifolia)
Melastoma malabathricum var. marianum
Leucaena leucocephala
Mimosa invisa
Mimosa pudica
Myrsinaceae Myrtaceae Oxalidaceae Pittosporaceae
Ardisia sp. Eugenia uniflora
Pimenta dioica
Psidium spp.
Syzygium malaccensis
Syzygium samarangense
Syzygium info sheet
Averrhoa bilimbi
Averrhoa carambola
Pittosporum ferrugineum
Rutaceae
Citrus aurantiifolia

Liliopsida (monocots)

Arecidae
Araceae Arecaceae Pandanaceae
Alocasia cultivar
Alocasia macrorrhiza
Caladium hortulanum
Colocassia esculanta
Cyrtosperma chamissionis
Kitti
Areca catechu
Yap
Clinostigma ponapensis
Kitti
Cocos nucifera
Metroxylon amicarum
Madolehnihmw
Ponapea hosinoi
Ponapea ledermanniana
Freycinetia sp.
Pandanus tectorius
Mwokilloa
Commelinidae
Commelinaceae Cyperaceae Poaceae
Commelina diffusa
Joinvillea ascendens
Cyperus cyperinus
Cyperus javanicus
Cyperus alternifolius
Bambusa
Chloris barbata
Eleusine indica
Paspalum conjugatum
Pennisetum polystachion

Saccharum officinarum
Saccharum spontaneum
Liliidae
Agavaceae Aloaceae Dioscoreaceae Lilliaceae Orchidaceae
Agave angustifolia
Cordyline fruticosa
Dracaena marginata
Aloe vera Dioscorea alata (yam)
Dioscorea bulbifera
Hymenocallis littoralis
Zephyranthes rosea
Oduntoglossum?
Vanda Teres
Epidendrum
spp.
Spathoglottis plicata
Pontederiaceae
Eichhornia crassipes
Zingiberidae
Bromeliaceae Musaceae Zingiberaceae
Ananas comosus
Bromeliaceae unidentified
Kaimana
Mangat
Musa spp.
Uht en Lihli
Uht en Menileh
Uht en Pisih
Alpinia carolinensis
Alpinia purpurata
Curcuma longa
Etlingera elatior
Hedychium coronarium
Zingiber zerumbet

Some of the images and definitions in the following pages were done by the Botany 250 students at the College of Micronesia-FSM and others who have contributed identifications by email. These identifications should NOT be taken as definitively accurate. We are not working from herbarium reference materials but rather from various guide books and Internet based research. Fern identifications are highly tentative. This is an ongoing and evolving project, future iterations should correct those errors that exist. These pages have been in a constructivist vein: the pages are put up without instructor editorial revision. Students can revise their work during the term. Please feel free to report any errors to Dana Lee Ling.

Where a location is given below the latin binomial, the hyperlink for that location links to information on the cultural significance of that plant in that location.

This work was made possible in part by a United States Department of Education Title III grant, 1995-2000.

Pages that are incomplete are now marked incomplete on the virtual herbarium page itself.

Plants yet to be identified by latin binomial, if you can help identify the following please drop Dana Lee Ling a line:

"Red fan" asymmetrical flower at the home of Natalia Peter
Flower at the home of Graham Henry
Chuukese: ira folufol
Sra elat: Kosrae only. No images. No description. Leaf causes itchy rash.
Unknown 2268: Joinvillea ascendens

Yet to be sorted into above list:

[The Vietnam rose turned out to be a Portulaca.]

Work in progress: Pictures from Kepar 28 October 2000

1898
Asplenium pellucidum
Clinostigma ponapensis (kotop)(Dali)
Lehnpaippohn
Limehrenpong
Koampoanial (Dali)
Kepar 02
Kepar 03
Kepar 04
Sakau en leng
Kidou
Lehnpaipohn
Cinnamomum carolinense Madeu (Pohnpei cinnamon tree)
Mibrib sori fern
Red Gel Ginger
Thelypteris_maemonensis (Jansen)
Unknown nut
Unknown tree 1
Unknown tree 2
Wildapple

11 November 2000

Natalia
Sharon
Shinmaysin

18 November 2000

Cacti
Campnosperma brevipetiolata (dohng)
Magnifera indica (mango)
Pangium edule (Duhrien) (Loveleen)
Pelsihner's tree
Begonia spp.
Unknown monocot
Unknown yellow tipped bush

Other information

Sorting out Acacia  auriculiformis, Acacia linearis, Cassia fistula, and Cassia alata on Pohnpei.
Tall grasses on Pohnpei: Saccharum spontaneum and Phragmites karka