Richeria grandis Vahl

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Richeria grandis Vahl

  • Collector(s)

    J. Higgins 129 with Prosper Paris, 10 Feb 1994

  • Location

    Dominica. Carib Territory. Garden of Prosper Paris, E of Pagua, S of Concord.

  • Description

    Tree to 20m; flowers are spikes, yellow/green. tiny; leaves obvate, mildly crenate, leathery. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01528255

    Occurrence ID: a72bff74-44e1-443f-aebb-2eae2f984f37

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Phyllanthaceae

  • All Determinations

    Richeria grandis Vahl

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Dominica

  • Locality

    Carib Territory. Garden of Prosper Paris, E of Pagua, S of Concord

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The New York Botanical Garden
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY
Plants of Commonwealth of Dominica
EUPHORBIACEAE
Richeria grandis Vah]
WEST INDIES, Dominica. Carib Territory. Garden of Prosper
Paris, E. of Pagua River, S. of Concord.
Tree to 20m; flowers are spikes, yellow/green, tiny; leaves
obvate, mildly crenate, leathery.
n.v.: Bwa Bande [Creole].
USE: Aphrodisiac for males {bark}. Universally known and now
marketed in rum produced on the island.
James Higgins 129	February 10, 1994
with Prosper Paris
Fieldwork supported by the National Cancer Institute
01528255