Cordia bahamensis Urb.

NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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The Flora and Ethnobotany of Cat Island, Bahamas
Willard Sherman Turrell Herbarium (MU)
Species	Cordia bahamensis	Au: Urb.
Family	Boraginaceae
Common Name Black Granny Bush, Granny Bush
Description	Shrub with white flowers and immature green or mature bright red
fruits. The leaves have a characteristic feel, kind of like sand
paper.
Location/Habitat Port Howe, near the grave yard, just up from the beach strand just off the
main road.
Latitude	24°09’ 45” N	Longitude 75°20’ 17” W
Uses/Comments The limbs are boiled in water and taken for pain (in general and
menstrual). Postpartum mother's drink and are bathed in the decoction for
9 dyas, to aid in removal of the placenta, "bruises and clots." Some add
in Bush Tea or drink alone for fertility
Collector^)	Laurel R. Richey
Collection No 99-767 Duplicates 5 Date November 17, 1999
Plants Dried Using a Kerosene Heater
Vouchers for Laurel.Richey's PhD Dissertation
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