Thouinia discolor Griseb.

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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 Dumphries settlement, along a dirt road that runs east to the "North"
(Atlantic) side of the island. Found about midway between the main road
and the Ocean. Tall dry evergreen forest / coppice.
Latitude	24°36’ 00” N	Longitude 75°38’20” 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 R. Richey
Collection No 00-818 Duplicates 4 Date June 30,2000
Plants Dried Using a Kerosene Heater
Vouchers for Laurel Richey's PhD Dissertation
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