Annona squamosa L.

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
Annona squamosa	Au:
Annonaceae
Sugar Apple
Tree with green fruits.
Old Bight, found along the old farm road that leads to Greenwood, just
behind the High School, in tha yard of a police officer's house.
24°13’ 88” N	Longitude 75°22’ 98” W
The fruit is edible and often cultivated. Leaves may be boiled with other
plants and taken for hypertension, nerves, and high blood pressure.
Leaves are put in one's hat for a headache.
Laurel R. Richey
99-472 Duplicates 5 Date June 13, 1999
Plants Dried Using a Kerosene Heater
Vouchers for Laurel Richey's PhD Dissertation
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