Echites umbellatus Jacq.

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Echites umbellatus Jacq.

  • Collector(s)

    L. R. Richey 99-708, 28 Oct 1999

  • Location

    Bahamas. Cat Island. Found along the Old Farm rd., which starts behind Old Bight High School and goes until it hits the main road at the Greenwood turn off.

  • Habitat

    Found in a cultivated field along the road.

  • Specimen Notes

    [Record databased by volunteers in the DIGIVOL Crowdsourcing Platform. Imported to NYBG database in 2023.]

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 2480546

    Occurrence ID: 77a1c3a7-44dc-404f-8a29-c6256043bb38

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Gentianales

  • Family

    Apocynaceae

  • All Determinations

    Echites umbellatus Jacq.

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Bahamas

  • State/Province

    Cat Island

  • Locality

    Found along the Old Farm rd., which starts behind Old Bight High School and goes until it hits the main road at the Greenwood turn off.

  • Coordinates

    24.2, -75.3439

  • Georeferencing Method

    Corrected label coordinates. Coordinates provided on label are invalid; assumed coordinates to be in degrees minutes format rather than degrees minutes seconds; adjusted accordingly.

  • Location Notes

    [West Indies]

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The Flora and Ethnobotany of Cat Island, Bahamas
Willard Sherman Turrell Herbarium (MU)
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
02480546
Species
Family
Common Name
Description
Location/Habitat
Latitude
Uses/Comments
Collector(s)
Collection No
Echites umbellata
Apocynaceae
Potato Vine, Root Vine
Au: Jacq.
Tough vine with white pinwheeled flowers.
Found along the Old Farm rd., which starts behind Old Bight High School
and goes until it hits the main road at the Greenwood turn off. Found in a
cultivated field along the road.
24°12’ 10”N
Longitude
75°20’ 64" W
The tuber of this plant is reportedly used as a starch source, for starching
clothing, however this practicc is rare now.
Laurel R. Richey
99-708 Duplicates 5 Date October 28, 1999
Plants Dried Using a Kerosene Heater
Vouchers for Laurel Richey's PhD Dissertation
02480546