Bontia daphnoides
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Bontia
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Description
A tropical shrub or small tree in the Scrophulariaceae family.
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Edible Uses
The leaves are used to make tea.
Medicinal Uses
It is used as medicine.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Antilles, Aruba, Bahamas, Brazil, Caribbean, Cayman Is., Central America, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Lesser Antilles, North America, Puerto Rico, South America, Trinidad-Tobago, USA, Venezuela, West Indies, Winward Is.,
Notes
It is used as medicine.
Synonyms
References (2)
- Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 137
- Kew Plants of the World Online
