Critonia dalea
(L.) DC.
Asteraceae
Some authorities use the name Eupatorium dalea for this species[
K- Title
- Plants for a Future
- Author
- Ken Fern
- Description
- Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
].
Common Name: Cigar Bush
General Information
Cigar bush is a shrub growing 2 - 5 metres tall or a tree up to 6 metres [
426- Title
- Flowering Plants of Jamaica
- Publication
-
- Author
- Adams. C.D.
- Publisher
- University of the West Indies; Jamaica.
- Year
- 1972
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A terse treatment of the flowering plants of Jamaica, with a botanical description of each plant, notes on habitat etc.
].
The tree has been used as a vanilla substitute and has local medicinal applications.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
426- Title
- Flowering Plants of Jamaica
- Publication
-
- Author
- Adams. C.D.
- Publisher
- University of the West Indies; Jamaica.
- Year
- 1972
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A terse treatment of the flowering plants of Jamaica, with a botanical description of each plant, notes on habitat etc.
Range
Caribbean - Cuba, Jamaica.
Habitat
Locally common in thickets and woodland on limestone, often in rather arid or rugged, exposed areas, at elevations from near sea level to about 750 metres[
426- Title
- Flowering Plants of Jamaica
- Publication
-
- Author
- Adams. C.D.
- Publisher
- University of the West Indies; Jamaica.
- Year
- 1972
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A terse treatment of the flowering plants of Jamaica, with a botanical description of each plant, notes on habitat etc.
].
Properties
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Shrub |
| Height | 4.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
A rum made from the leaves and flowers is used in medicine[
567- Title
- Contributions from the United States National Herbarium Vol. 8
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Government Printing Office; Washington.
- Year
- 1905
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Includes an article on the economic plants of Puerto Rico. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Other Uses
The plant has a strong smell of coumarin[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
]. It is used as a substitute for vanilla[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
]. The withered ears or leaves, when just dried, have a most sweet smell, nearly equal to vanilla. They are used in Spanish cigaroes as a perfume, instead of vanilla[
568- Title
- Memoir of the late William Wright M.D.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Wright W.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- William Blackwood; Edinburgh.
- Year
- 1828
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An interesting collection of notes on plants, including a list of medicinal plants from Trinidad. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
