Haematoxylum campechianum L.

The Flora and Ethnobotany of Cat Island, Bahamas
Willard Sherman Turrell Herbarium (MU)
Species	Haematoxylum campechianum Au: L.
Family	Fabaceae / Leguminosae ~ ' f 1
Common Name Log Wood
Tree with fruits.
Description
Location/Habitat
Latitude
llses/Comments
Collector(s)
Collection No
Port Howe, found along the main road, just before you turn down the
unpaved road to Greenwood Beach Resort.
24°10’53”N	Longitude 75°19’51”W
The wood is boiled and the resulting liquid is taken as a tea or used to dye
things red. Also used as a blood tonic to treat low blood and pain. Not
previously listed as occurring on Cat (Correll & Correll, 1982).
Laurel R. Richey
99-407 Duplicates
Date June 8, 1999
Plants Dried Using a Kerosene Heater
Vouchers for Laurel Richey's PhD Dissertation
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