Dracaena hyacinthoides

The Flora and Ethnobotany of Cat Island, Bahamas
Willard Sherman Turrell Herbarium (MU)
Species	Sansevieria hyacinthoides	Au: (L.) Druce
Family	Agavaceae
Common Name Silk Sisal
Description
Location/Habitat
Latitude
Uses/Comments
Collector(s)
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Herbaceous plant with 1-2 leaves arising from the ground. Leaves
are mottled green and white. Specimens are sterile.
Between Old Bight and New Bight (The Village?), down a trail that begins
by the Railroad sign that is on the west side of the road. Growing in an
overgrown plantation ruin.
24°15’ 56” N	Longitude 75°24’14”W
No uses known, but the plant seems to be prolific in and around plantation
ruins or old and very derelict houses. Not previously listed as occurring
on Cat Island (Correll & Correll, 1982).
Laurel Richey and Ethan Freid
00-895 Duplicates 3 Date July 26,2000
Plants Dried Using a Kerosene Heater
Vouchers for Laurel Richey's PhD Dissertation
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