Turnera ulmifolia L.

No botanical uses.

The Flora and Ethnobotany of Cat Island, Bahamas
Willard Sherman Turrell Herbarium (MU)
Species	Turnera ulmifolia	Au: L.
Family	Turneraceae
Common Name Buttercup
Description	Shrub with yellow flowers.
Location/Habitat Port Howe, found right along the last stretch of road before you get to
Greenwood Beach Resort. Sidturbed roadside, growing in gravel.
Latitude	24°11’40”N	Longitude 75°18’84”W
Uses/Comments Plant is boiled and taken for any type of pain, bust many referred to
menstrual pain. Decoction is also taken for colds and coughs. A sore is
bathed in the decoction, and the leaves are parched (dried) and rubbed on
a sore, cut or boil.
Collector(s) Laurel R. Richey
Collection No 99-451 Duplicates 5 Date June 12, 1999
Plants Dried Using a Kerosene Heater
Vouchers for Laurel Richey's PhD Dissertation
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