Petiveria alliacea L.

  • Filed As

    Petiveriaceae
    Petiveria alliacea L.

  • Collector(s)

    J. Higgins 56, 22 Dec 1993

  • Location

    Dominica. Carib Territory. Nelson Augiste's house. E of Pagua River. Condord.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00044339

    Occurrence ID: d93b1d39-4520-4eb2-b8aa-6e06580da263

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Caryophyllales

  • Family

    Petiveriaceae

  • All Determinations

    Petiveria alliacea L.

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Dominica

  • Locality

    Carib Territory. Nelson Augiste's house. E of Pagua River. Condord.

  • Location Notes

    [West Indies]

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OCR>>>The New York Botanical Garden INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY
PLANTS OF DOMINICA
PHYTOLACCACEAE
Peti veri a all iacea Linn.
det. James Higgins. 1996
WEST INDIES. Dominica. Carib Territory. Nelson Auguiste's house. E of Pagua River. Concord. At foot of banana trees, small scattered distribution. Shade, moist soil, flat ground.
Herb to lm; flowers small, white: inflorescence at apex: leaves alternate and elliptic, with strong smell of garlic when crushed.
n v.: Kudjuruk [Creole].
USE: Charm to repel spells {plant part not reported}. As bath
Medicament for “gas“ {leaves}. As tea with pistache NCI Sample codes: 56a PL(0CUM0131)
James Higgins 56	December 22. 1993
with John Higgins. Prosper Paris
or tea.
Fieldwork supported by U.S. National Cancer Institute (NCI) and Metropolitan Life Foundation<<<OCR