Gundlachia corymbosa (Urb.) Britton

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    Asteraceae
    Gundlachia corymbosa (Urb.) Britton

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    NY Barcode: 02576204

    Occurrence ID: 1d0882b5-0582-4e84-ab28-07e8bb38f66b

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NEW YORK BOTANjCAL GARDEN
The Flora and Ethnobotany of Cat Island, Bahamas
Willard Sherman Turrell Herbarium (MU)
Species	Gundlachia corymbosa	Au: (Urb.) Britt.
Family	Asteraceae / Compositae
Common Name Horse Bush, Pond Bush, Joe Bush
Description	Lustrous shrub with white ray flowers. Vegetation is tacky to the
touch.
Location/Habitat Greenwood Development, found along Greenwood Beach Resort's back
drive, in a sandy Whiteland.
Latitude	24° 11’40” N	Longitude 75°18’84”W
Uses/Comments For back pain, a plaster is made by beating the leaves and then tieing them
to one's back. Boiled and drunk for fever, flu, colds, and cough, but is
verybitter. Bathed in and imbibed for arthritis and general pain.
Collector(s)	Laurel R. Richey
Collection No 99-389 Duplicates 5 Date June 6, 1999
Plants Dried Using a Kerosene Heater
Vouchers for Laurel Richey's PhD Dissertation
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