Amyris elemifera L.

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The Flora and Ethnobotany of Cat Island, Bahamas
Willard Sherman Turrell Herbarium (MU)
Amyris elemifera	Au: L.
Rutaceae
White Torch
Small tree with tri parted leaves that are aromatic. Specimens with
immature fruits.
Location/Habitat Greenwood Development, along an overgrown road that runs north of the
long unpaved road to Greenwood Beach Resort. Area dominated by Log
Wood (Haeffiatoxylum campechianum). Disturbed cultivated garden.
24°10’82”N	Longitude 75°19’20”W
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Limbs are boiled in water and taken for fever, flu and colds. One reported
using the decoction to calm your nerves. Limbs once used as a torch when
"crabing."
Laurel R. Richey and Ethan Freid
•99-499-B Duplicates 5 Date June 23, 1999
Plants Dried Using a Kerosene Heater
Vouchers for Laurel Richey's PhD Dissertation
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