Schaefferia frutescens Jacq.

BOTANICAL
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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
Schaefferia frutescens
Celastraceae
None known
Au: Jacq.
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Shrub with greenish flowers that have 4 calyx lobes. Fruits are
immature and yellow when mature.
Midway between Old Bight and Greenwood, along a trail that runs east of
the Old Farm Rd. Trail runs to the Atlantic coast. Found in back in a tall
dry evergreen forest / coppice.
24°13’ 51” N	Longitude 75°20’ 59” W
No uses known. Not previously listed as occurring on Cat Island (Correll
& Correll, 1982).
Laurel R. Richey
00-788 Duplicates 5 Date June 4,2000
Plants Dried Using a Kerosene Heater
Vouchers for Laurel Richey's PhD Dissertation
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