Phoradendron trinervium (Lam.) Griseb.

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
Phoradendron trinervium
Loranthaceae
Mistletoe
Au: (Lam.) Griseb.
Olive green shrub with flowers, growing on Rams Horn
(Pithecellobium keyense).
Greenwood Complex, along one of the limestone/sandy roads running
parallel to the beach, growing on Rams Horn. Whiteland.
24° 11’ 40” N	Longitude 75°18’84”W
Several uses reported, but none repeated by more than one person. A
boiled decoction is bathed with for pain and arthritis. Bathe one's head for
a head cold. Boiled with Physic Nut (Jatropha curcas) and drunk, causes
an abortion. One put in Bush Tea. .
Laurel R. Richey and Ethan Freid
99-491 Duplicates 5 Date June 22, 1999
Plants Dried Using a Kerosene Heater
Vouchers for Laurel Richey's PhD Dissertation
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