Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.

BOTANICAL
kPARDE'y
The Flora and Ethnobotany of Cat Island, Bahamas
Willard Sherman Turrell Herbarium (MU)
Species	Lycopersicon esculentum	Au: Mill.
Family	Solanaceae
Common Name Tomato
Description	Herbaceous shrub with yellow flowers. Foliage with a distinct
solanaceous smell.
Location/Habitat 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 cultivated field.
Latitude	24°38’43”N	Longitude 75°38’42” W
Uses/Comments Green tomatoes are mashed and rubbed in a babies mouth to treat "Trash"
(Thrush or Candidiasis). Not previously listed as occurring on Cat Island
(Correll & Correll, 1982).
Collector(s)
Collection No
Laurel R. Richey
99-758 Duplicates
4 Date November 15, 1999
Plants Dried Using a Kerosene Heater
Vouchers for Laurel Richey's PhD Dissertation
02480513