Ageratum conyzoides L. subsp. conyzoides

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Dominica

  • Locality

    Carib Territory. Banana fields. Below Feeder Road. Bataka.

  • Coordinates

    15.5016, -61.2638

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    956.74

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide (Zermoglio et. Unable to locate feeder road, georeferenced to the center of Bataka.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Location Notes

    [West Indies]

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

  • Level 1 Use

    MEDICINES

  • Level 2 Use

    Digestive System Effects/Disorders

  • Level 3 Use

    Stomachache

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BOTANICAL

n.v.: Bouton Blanc [Creole],

USE: Medicament for stomach ache {leaves}. As tea.
NCI Sample codes: 88a PL(0CUM0191)

REPORT ANY REIDENTIFICATION OF THIS VOUCHEF
TO THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, NY

James Higgins 88
with Prosper Paris

January 3. 1994

Fieldwork supported by U.S. National Cancer Institute (NCI) and
Metropolitan Life Foundation

The New York Botanical Garden
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY
PLANTS OF DOMINICA

ASTERACEAE

Ageratum conyzoides L.

det. James Higgins. 1996

WEST INDIES, Dominica. Carib Territory. Banana fields,
below Feeder Road, Bataka. With numerous other wild
species. Shade, pathside.

Herb to .5m: leaves opposite, elliptical, serrate, hairy on
both sides; stem round, green-maroon, hairy; flower small,
white.

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