Citrus aurantium L.

The New York
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The Flora and Ethnobotany of Cat Island, Bahamas
Willard Sherman Turrell Herbarium (MU)
Species
Family
Common Name
Description
Citrus aurantium
Rutaceae
Orange
Tree with immature fruits.
Au: L.
Location/Ilabitat Midway between Old Bight and Greenwood, along a trail that runs east of
the Old Farm Rd. Trail runs to the Atlantic coast. Found in back in a tall
dry evergreen forest / coppice.
Latitude	24°13’51” N	Longitude 75°20’59” W
Uses/Comments Fruit is edible and often squeezed for its juice. Not previously listed as
occurring on Cat Island (Correll & Correll, 1982).
Collector(s) Laurel R. Richey
Collection No 00-789 Duplicates 5 Date June 4,2000
Plants Dried Using a Kerosene Heater
Vouchers for Laurel Richey's PhD Dissertation
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