Verbenaceae Aegiphila martinicensis Jacq.

| |	© W.D. Hawthorne

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Places where this species can be found :

• Grand Etang - GRENADA
• Grand Anse - GRENADA
• Prospect - GRENADA
• The Meadow, around Middle Lake - GRENADA
• Grand Mal - GRENADA

Species information

Description
Infl a panicle. Leaves smooth, gland-dotted below. Fruiit with four 1-seeded nutlets.

Interest
A tea from the leaves is used in St. Lucia to cure worms in children (Politi, 1996).

Specimen information

Collector
W.D. Hawthorne, D.Jules

Specimen Number
959

Location
Road to and just south of Prospect. Wooded vegetation with Coccoloba coronata, Andira inermis, Lonchocarpus violaceus (abnudant) , Erythroxylum havanense, Manilkara bidentata, Piper, Flemingia, Cecropia, Albizia (Samanea) saman, mangoes, Spondias mombin.

Coordinates
Latitude: 12.130000 N   Longitude: 61.390000 W   Altitude: 40