Inga laurina (Sw.) Willd.

• Region

  West Indies

• Country

  Dominica

• Locality

  Carib Territory. Land of Arthur Burton. Lower Bataka.

• Coordinates

  15.5, -61.2638

• Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

  956.74

• Georeferencing Method

  Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide (Zermoglio et. Unable to locate land of Arthur Burton, georeferenced to the center of Bataka.

• Geodetic Datum

  WGS84

• Location Notes

  [West Indies]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

OCR>>>BOTANICAL GARDE**
REPORT ANY REIDENTIFICATION OF THIS VOUCHER TO THE INSTrrUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, NY
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The New York Botanical Garden INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY PLANTS OF DOMINICA
FABACEAE
Inga laurina Willd.
det. James Higgins, 1996
WEST INDIES, Dominica. Carib Territory. Land of Arthur Burton, Lower Bataka. Trail side in a coastal low elevation forest. Direct sun, moist soil, slope.
Tree to 15m, dbh 30 cm; flowers white, feathery; pods plump, smooth, green; bark smooth, brown.
n.v.: Pwa Do [Creole],
Pois Doux [French],
USE: Analgesic for muscular aches {exudate & water from burned stick}. Rub decoction on pained muscles. Medicament for rash {rainwater from trunk}. Babies legs. NCI Sample codes: 108a RT(0CUM0114); 108b BK(0CUM0113):
108c LF(0CUM0115): 108d TW(0CUM0116): 108e WD(0CUM0091)
James Higgins 108	January 17, 1994
with Prosper Paris
Fieldwork supported by U.S. National Cancer Institute (NCI) and Metropolitan Life Foundation<<<OCR