Solanum bahamense L.

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The Flora and Ethnobotany of Cat Island, Bahamas
Willard Sherman Turrell Herbarium (MU)
Species	Solanum bahamense	Au: L.
Family	Solanaceae
Common Name Cankerberry, Kankiberry
Description	Shrub withgreen berriers that turn bright red when ripe. Flowers
are purple with protruding yellow stamens. The foliage and stems
with spines—OUCH!
Location/Habitat Greenwood Development, found behind Greenwood Resort's back rooms,
in a sandy Whiteland, growing on Bursera simaruba.
Latitude	24°ir40”N	Longitude 75°18’84”W
Uses/Comments The ripe berries are mashed and rubbed in children's mouths to treat
"Trash" (Thrush or Candidiasis).
Collector(s)	Laurel R. Richey
Collection No 99-379 Duplicates <!>" Date June 6, 1999
Plants Dried Using a Kerosene Heater
Vouchers for Laurel Richey's PhD Dissertation
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