Euphorbiaceae Richeria grandis M.Vahl.

| |	© W.D. Hawthorne

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Keywords in this picture :

• Bole
• Bark
• Habit
• Vegetative
• Tree (any size)
• Woody stem
• Plant parts

Places where this species can be found :

• Grand Etang - GRENADA
• Mount Qua Qua - GRENADA
• Mt. Sinai - GRENADA

Species information

Description
Lvs to 20cm long, obovate ot elliptic, rounded at apex.

Interest
Small tree with some limited use as an ornamental. In Dominica this species is recorded with the local name Bois Bande', used by the Caribs as an aphrodisiac. However, there may well have been some confusion over the translation of the local name, (used in Grenada for Chione) which in any case would seem to be of French rather than Carib origin.

Specimen information

Collection Date
13/06/2001

Collector
W.D. Hawthorne, S.Cable & D. Jules

Specimen Number
498

Location
Path around Grand Etang Lake.

Notes
Tree 16 m tall, 40 cm dbh. BARK: red-brown, corky and pitted, with large bosses on trunk. SLASH: soft, very fibrous, orange-brown, smell sweet & fruity. LEAVES: thick, leathery, margin recurved especially near base; US midrib guttered, secs impressed; LS secondary nerves prominant, tertiaries darker green. (RHS colour code: Leaf upper =147A, below=148B)

Coordinates
Latitude: 12.060000 N   Longitude: 61.420000 W   Altitude: 600