Petiveria alliacea L.

OCR>>>Family: Phytolaccaceae Name: Petiveria alliacea L.
Vernacular: Cojo root
Locality: Grenada, St. George, Beausejour Bay, Valley end
swamp close to sea, swampy and muddy. Zanthoxylum, Casearia guianensis. Tabemaemontana citrifolia. Hura crepitans.
I2°06' N, 6I°46' W
Alt. (m): 8
Notes: Abundant in a patch below trees, single stemmed
shrub to c 50cm. All parts smelling foetid, somewhat like garlic or burnt rubber, with an aftersmell on the back of the nose like ammonia. Said to be used as a cold cure, and as an ingredient in childrens' stink bombs.
Collector:	Hawthorne. W. D. & Jules, D.
Number:	909
Date:	28 November 2002
Distrib:	FHO<<<OCR