Botanical Name

Gouania lupuloides (L.) Urb. [Rhamnaceae]

Specimen Type

Herbarium Sheet [Preserved Specimen]

Collection Date-s

1750 – 1850

Collection Location

[Latin America]

Colonial Context

Danish West Indies 1672–1917

Annotations Determinations and Type Specimen Status

Gouania domingensis; T. [?] 108; Herb. Forskålii no. 498 [stricken]

Common Names

Chewstick [English]

Historical Cultural and Traditional Knowledge

The vine is used in the Caribbean to chew on in order to clean the teeth.

Source

Herbarium C NHMD

NHMD Herbarium C Catalogue Number

NHMD00924961

Copyright Owner

Natural History Museum of Denmark

Copyright License

CC BY-NC 4.0 (images) and CC0 (metadata)