Krugiodendron ferreum (Vahl) Urb.

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
Krugiodendron ferreum	Au: (Vahl) Urb.
Rhamnaceae
Iron Wood
Tree with green fruits.
Just south of Stephenson settlement and southwest of the whole sale liquor
store. Disturbed roadside dry evergreen forest / coppice.
24°26’ 28” N	Longitude 75°32’ 45” W
Berries edible and are eaten to give one "blood" if have "low blood." Also
eaten for anemia and iron. Branches or roots often included in bush tea
remedies. For intestinal worms, a branch is burned and the ashes are
added to water and drunk.
Laurel R. Richey
00-816 Duplicates
4 Date June 26, 2000
Plants Dried Using a Kerosene Heater
Vouchers for Laurel Richey's PhD Dissertation
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