Cleome rutidosperma DC.

  • Filed As

    Cleomaceae
    Cleome rutidosperma DC.

  • Collector(s)

    J. Higgins 97, 06 Jan 1994

  • Location

    Dominica. Carib Territory. Garden N of road, Atkinson.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00089046

    Occurrence ID: 16625a32-fd41-4b1a-8be0-947c5ab9d8f5

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Brassicales

  • Family

    Cleomaceae

  • All Determinations

    Cleome rutidosperma DC.

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Dominica

  • Locality

    Carib Territory. Garden N of road, Atkinson.

  • Location Notes

    [West Indies]

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OCR>>>The New York Botanical Garden Cleome rutidosperma DC.
det. R. Barneby, 1998
The New York Botanical Garden INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY PLATNS OF DOMINICA
FABACEAE-
Crotalaria incana Linn.
det. James Higgins. 1996
WEST INDIES. Dominica. Carib Territory. Garden N of road. Atkinson. Densely overtaking a neglected garden. Sun. moist soil.
Flower small, white; stamens black tipped; pods long, green; seeds light green, tiny; leaves group of 3, alternate stems.
n.v.: Mai Shak Smak [Creole].
USE: Analgesic for headache, stomachache, cold {1v}. As tea. Charm against spells {leaves}. Both with on tne first Wednesday of each month.
NCI Sample codes: 97a PL(0CUM0103)
James Higgins 97	January 6, 1994
with Prosper Paris
Fieldwork supported by U.S. National Cancer Institute (NCI) and
Metropolitan Life Foundation
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