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Classification	Lauraceae: Actinodaphne
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)	02535034
Collector	S. F. Kajewski
Collector number	2198
Country	Papua New Guinea
State	Bougainville
Geography	Oceania: Papuasia (Region): Papua New Guinea: Bougainville: Bougainville Island
Locality	Marmaromino Buin
Date Collected	1930-09-29
Verbatim Elevation	50 metres
Habitat	Rain forest
Container	Flora of the Solomon Islands
Frequency	common
Project	All Asia TCN
GUID	http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/ae7085e7-2534-40fa-919a-5bd4d625c2c1
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode	02535034
Herbarium	A
Family	Lauraceae
Determination	Actinodaphne sp.
Determination Remarks	[is filed under name] [is Current name]
Sex	not determined
Phenology	NotDetermined
Preparation Type	Sheet
Preparation Method	Pressed


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Remarks

The natives have two superstitions in regard to this plant. When a man is very sick, he is taken close to water, the branches of this tree is dipped in water and sprayed on the sick man. If there is too much rain a branch is broken and hung up in another tree to make the rain stop.