Phoradendron rubrum (L.) Griseb.
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Filed As
Viscaceae
Phoradendron rubrum (L.) Griseb. -
Identifiers
NY Barcode: 02578829
Occurrence ID: 540ee7cd-38fe-4fca-b0ac-c5f1a42492e0
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Santalales
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Family
Santalaceae
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All Determinations
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Location Notes
[West Indies]
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Distribution
The Flora and Ethnobotany of Cat Island, Bahamas Species Family Common Name Description Willard Sherman Turrell Herbarium (MU) Phoradendron rubrum Au: (L.) Griseb. Loranthaceae Mistletoe Location/Habitat Latitude Uses/Comments Collector(s) Collection No Small olive green parasitic shrub with green flowers, growing on Madiera (Swietenia mahagoni). Duplicates 1,2 and 4 with red fruits. Located between Old Bight and the Deep South Turn Around, on a dirt road that leads east of the main road. Sabal dominated seasonally flooded fresh water formation. 24° 10 58 N Longitude 75°2464 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 00-817 Duplicates 4 Date June 29,2000 Plants Dried Using a Kerosene Heater Vouchers for Laurel Richey's PhD Dissertation 02578829
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Phoradendron rubrum (L.) Griseb.