Eugenia axillaris (Sw.) Willd.

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BOTANICAL
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
The Flora and Ethnobotany of Cat Island, Bahamas
Willard Sherman Turrell. Herbarium (MU)
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Au: (Sw.) Willd.
Eugenia axillaris
Myrtaceae
Stopper
Shrubby tree with white flowers. Vegetation has a slight musty
medicinal smell.
Stephenson settlement, found on the west side of the main road, near a
well. Disturbed roadside dry evergreen forest / coppice.
24°26’ 82” N , Longitude 75°32’69”W
For diarrhea, stomach pain, or grippe pain, the berries are eaten, leaves are
chewed, branches or roots are steeped or boiled and drunk. Roots or
limbs often included in bush tea which acts as an aphrodisiac, strengthens
the body, increases fertility.
Laurel R. Richey
00-810 Duplicates 5 Date June 26,2000
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Plants Dried Using a Kerosene Heater
Vouchers for Laurel Richey's PhD Dissertation
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