Citrus aurantium L.

BOTANICAL
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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
The Flora and Ethnobotany of Cat Island, Bahamas
Willard Sherman Turrell Herbarium (MU)
Specics
Family
Common Name
Description
I.ocation/llabitat
Latitude
Uses/Comments
Collector(s)
Collection No
Citrus aurantium	Au: L.
Rutaceae
Sour Orange
Tree with aromatic leaves that have pellucid punctate glands.
Specimens with immature fruits.
North of Old Biglu in what would he labled Moss Town on a map, along a
rocky road that runs w est of the main road. Mob's Great Uncle’s yard.
Cultivated.
24°14' 47”N
Longitude
75°23’
W
Juice from fruit is not sweet like a regular orange, but rather tart, kind of
inbetween an orange and a lemon. The fruit's juice is often used in
cooking, especially in Conch Salad. Not previously listed for Cat Island
(Correll & Correll. 1982).
Laurel R. Richey
©0-801 Duplicates 5 Date June 23, 2000
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Plants Dried Using a Kerosene Heater
Vouchers for Laurel Richey's PhD Dissertation
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