Thouinia discolor Griseb.

YO ft
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BOTANICAL
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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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The Flora and Ethnobotany of Cat Island, Bahamas
Willard Sherman Turrell Herbarium (MU)
Species	Thouinia discolor	Au: Griseb.
Family	Sapindaceae
Common Name 3 Finger
Description Tree with 3-parted leaves (hence the common name). Leaves are
distinct in that they are dark green and shining above and dull and
whitish underneath. Specimens with small white flowers
Location/Habitat Between Old Bight and the Deep South Turn Around, on the east side of
the main road. Disturbed cultivated area with mangroves.
Latitude	24°12’ 29” N	Longitude 75°23’25” W
Uses/Comments Leaves are put in a hat for headache. Limbs are boiled and taken as a tea.
Often added in bush tea, which is taken for fertility, to strengthen the
system and back, as an aphrodisiac, etc.
Collector(s) Laurel Richey and Ethan Freid
Collection No 00-883 Duplicates 5 Date July 21,2000
Plants Dried Using a Kerosene Heater
Vouchers for Laurel Richey's PhD Dissertation
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