Jacquinia

Jacquinia
sp.
Barbasco (S); Barbasco de Pua (C); Hunca-hinca (C) . Crushed roots or fruits are used as a fish poison, sometimes as an abortifacient. The flowers are strung on a cord to make long-lasting garlands.

EthnoBotanical Dictionary. 2013.

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  • Jacquinia — noun sometimes placed in family Myrsinaceae • Syn: ↑genus Jacquinia • Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Theophrastaceae, ↑family Theophrastaceae …   Useful english dictionary

  • Jacquinia — ID 43516 Symbol Key JACQU2 Common Name jacquinia Family Theophrastaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution FL, PR, VI Growth Habit N/A …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Jacquinia L. — Symbol JACQU2 Common Name jacquinia Botanical Family Theophrastaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Jacquinia pungens — Taxobox name = Jacquinia pungens image width = 240px image caption = J. pungens flowers regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Ericales familia = Theophrastaceae genus = Jacquinia species = J. pungens binomial =… …   Wikipedia

  • Jacquinia keyensis — joewood joewood n. A West Indian shrub or small tree ({Jacquinia keyensis}) having leathery saponaceous leaves and extremely hard wood. Syn: barbasco, {Jacquinia keyensis}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Jacquinia keyensis — joewood joewood n. A West Indian shrub or small tree ({Jacquinia keyensis}) having leathery saponaceous leaves and extremely hard wood. Syn: barbasco, {Jacquinia keyensis}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Jacquinia armillaris — noun small West Indian shrub or tree with hard glossy seeds patterned yellow and brown that are used to make bracelets • Syn: ↑bracelet wood • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush • Member Holonyms: ↑Jacquinia, ↑genus Jacquinia …   Useful english dictionary

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