Cassytha filiformis L.

  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Laurales

  • Family

    Lauraceae

  • All Determinations

    Cassytha filiformis L.

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The Flora and Ethnobotany of Long Island, Bahamas
Willard Sherman Turrell Herbarium (MU)
Species	Cassythafiliformis	An: L.
Family	Lauraceae
Common Name Love Vine
Description	Orangish-green herbaceous vine with white flowers and fruits.
Location/llabitat Millers settlement. Found along the Queen's Highway in a low
coppice/dry evergreen forest.
Latitude	23°23’l7”N	Longitude 75°09'44" W
Uses/Comments One of the top ingredients in bush tea. The vine is added with other plants
and boiled. The resulting decoction is taken for fertility, strength, as an
aphrodisiac, etc.
Collcctor(s)	Laurel Richey
Collection No 98-202 Duplicates 5 Date August 8, 1998
Plants Dried Using a Kerosene lleater
Vouchers for Laurel Richey's PhD Dissertation
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