Commicarpus scandens (L.) Standl.

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Specics
Family
Common Name
Description
Commicarpus scandens
Nyctaginaceae
Rat Ears
Au: (L.) Scandi.
Tough green vine with opposite leaves and small white flowers.
Location/Habitat The Bluff Settlement, in the yard of Wilmore Wilson, which is on a road
that runs east of the main road.
24°31’ 01" N	Longitude 75°35' 10“ W
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Uses/Comments
Collector(s)
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Plant is boiled alone or with other plants and the resulting decoction taken
for colds and coughs. Common name is because the paired leaves look
like rat ears.
Laurel R. Richey
99-657 Duplicates 5 Date September 10. 1999
Plants Dried Using a Kerosene Ilcater
Vouchers for Laurel Richey's PhD Dissertation
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