Passiflora suberosa L.

The Flora and Ethnobotany of Cat Island, Bahamas
Willard Sherman Turrell Herbarium (MU')
Species
Family
Common Name
Description
Location/Habitat
Latitude
Uses/Comments
Collector^)
Collection No
Pasiflora suberosa
Passifloraceae
Au: L.
No consistant name given: Soldier Wine (Vine), Baby Wine
(Vine), Snake Wine (Vine)
Herbaceous vine with small green flowers and purple berry like
fruits.
East of Arthur's Town, found along the development roads behind and
southeast of the Arthur's Town airstrip. Development roads are cut and
ends in a trenched marina, but there is no development. Disturbed
roadside tal dry evergreen forest.
24°38’ 07” N	Longitude 75°39’ 21” W
Two consultants reported boiling this vine and using the decoction to
bathe down infants that are slow in walking. One reported using the
decoction as a bath for painful joints and arthritis.
Laurel R. Richey
99-757 Duplicates 5 Date November 15,1999
Plants Dried Using a Kerosene Heater
Vouchers for Laurel Richey's PhD Dissertation
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