Coccoloba swartzii Meisn.

  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Caryophyllales

  • Family

    Polygonaceae

  • All Determinations

    Coccoloba swartzii Meisn.

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The Flora and Ethnobotany of Long Island, Bahamas
Willard Sherman Turrell Herbarium (MU)
Species
Family
Common Name
Description
Location/Habitat
Latitude
Uses/Comments
Collector(s)
Collection No
Coccoloba swartzii	Au: Meisn.
Polygonaceae
None given, although some refer to it as Pigeon Plum which is
Coccoloba diversifolia, but most recognize it is different and thus
don't have name.
Tree with green fruits.
South of Grays settlement but North of Lower Dead Man's Cay
(Andersons settlement?), found along a dirt road that dead ends at a quarry
dominated by goats. Disturbed low dry evergreen forest/scruby coppice.
23°13’ ”N	Longitude 75°06’ ”W
No uses, unless person confuses this plant with Pigeon Plum which is
Coccoloba diversifolia.
Laurel Richey
98-303 Duplicates 5 Date December 4, 1998
Plants Dried Using a Kerosene Heater
Vouchers for Laurel Richey's PhD Dissertation
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