Mallotonia gnaphalodes (L.) Britton

The Flora and Ethnobotany of Long Island, Bahamas
Willard Sherman Turrell Herbarium (MU')
BOTANICAL
GARDE'y
Species
Family
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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
02576191
Mallotonia gnaphalod.es
Boraginaceae
Bay Lavender
Au: (L.) Britt.
Shrub about 1 meter tall. Specimens with fruits and white flowers,
inflorescence is a scorpoid cyme. Foliage is covered with dense,
fine, silky hairs giving the plant a whitish appearance. The leaves
are many, lower ones die and are left hanging.
Pinders Settlement, south of Salt Pond. Found on the beach strand at the
end of a road that leads to the "north side" (Atlantic caost), in view of
Guanna Cay..
23°18’21” N	Longitude 75°05’54”W
Most report no use for this plant, however one consultant reported he put it
in his bush tea because it "gives ya lots of energy."
Laurel Richey
98-288 Duplicates 5 Date December 4, 1998
Plants Dried Using a Kerosene Heater
Vouchers for Laurel Richey's PhD Dissertation
02576191