Tournefortia poliochros Spreng.

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BOTANICAL
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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
The Flora and Ethnobotany of Cat Island, Bahamas
Willard Sherman Turrell Herbarium (MU)
Species
Family
Common Name
Description
Location/Habitat
Latitude
Uses/Comments
Collector(s)
Collection No
Tournefortia poliochros
Boraginaceae
Soldier Wine (Vine)
Au: Spreng.
Woody vine with greenish fruits and flowers, and leaves with
whitish silvery hairs underneath.
McQueen's settlement, found at the end of the main road, north of the
Hawk's Nest road juncture. Coastal low dry evergreen forest / coppice.
24° 10’ 88” N	Longitude 75°28’ 24” W
More commonly the relative T. volubilis is used. The vine is boiled in
water and the reulting decoction bathed in for sores, cuts, boils, itching,
arthritis, and to aid in a toddler's walking. Leaves are parched and rubbed
on sores, cuts, and boils.
Laurel R. Richey
00-781 Duplicates 3 Date June 2,2000
Plants Dried Using a Kerosene Heater
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Vouchers for Laurel Richey's PhD Dissertation
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