Botanical Name

Gouania lupuloides (L.) Urb. [Rhamnaceae]

Specimen Type

Herbarium Sheet [Preserved Specimen]

Collector

Paul E. Isert

Collection Date-s

1786 – 1787

Collection Location

h. in Sta. Cruce [U. S. Virgin Islands]

Colonial Context

Danish West Indies 1672–1917

Annotations Determinations and Type Specimen Status

Gouania domingensis L.

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

NHMD00924962

Copyright Owner

Natural History Museum of Denmark

Copyright License

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