Croton humilis L.

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Croton humilis L.

  • Collector(s)

    Fr. W. Cerbin C 123, 24 Jan 1973

  • Location

    Bahamas. Long Island. on property of Mrs Florence Simms on Gun Hill, Clarencetown.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1387478

    Occurrence ID: c60754db-02d3-4d45-b577-4137eb649fb6

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Euphorbiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Croton humilis L.

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Bahamas

  • State/Province

    Long Island

  • Locality

    on property of Mrs Florence Simms on Gun Hill, Clarencetown

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OCR>>>DETERMINED BY DONOVAN S. CORRELL
1-73
HERBARIUM OF
01387478
STEVEN R. HILL	«nw
Plants of the Bahamas
C 123 Groton oasoariHa	(C .bahamensis Mil), I
NO.	——— —————	- -
Galled 'Bum Bush*. Islanders are very afraid of this
plant, which, they say, has a sap which makes one blind
or can bum the tongue for weeks* Most will not touch i^,|
Very common shrub in brown soil, 1 meter tall« Found on
the property of Mrs. Florence Simms on Gun Hill»
Clarencetown, Long Island.
DET: SRH Februaiy, 1973
COLL: Fr. Walter Cerbin, January 2U, 1973<<<OCR