T. Heilbron 2012.Botanical relics of the plantations - osodresie

Coll.
Nr.
TH20
TH35
TH24
TH26
TH28
TH40
TH47
TH52
Species Habit Local name
Table 2 – Continued from previous page
Earlier use Current use Origin
Caesalpinia bonduc
(L.) Roxb.
Crawling
herb
Awariston (Sa) Jewelry 2 , cure rashes of infants with a
chain of seeds around an infant’s waist
(in Africa)
Theobroma cacao L. Tree Kakaw (SN) Cash crop, fruits eaten and seeds processed,
variety of medicinal uses 2,3
TH25 Musa balbisiana
Colla
TH29 Trichanthera gigantea
(Humb. & Bonpl.)
Nees
TH36
TH39
TH41 Pandanus dubius
Spreng.
Herb Ghedang kloeto
(Ja)
cure intestinal pains of sick infants with
bracelet of seeds
Native to
Suriname 1
Fruits eaten and seeds processed Native to
Suriname 1 ,
Introduced 2
Unknown None found Introduced
(new record
Suriname)
Shrub Watra udu (Sr) Windbreaker for juvenile cacao plants 2 None found Native to
Suriname 1
Mangifera indica L. Tree Manja (SN) Fruits eaten 2 Fruits eaten Introduced 1,2
Shrub Ingisopo (Sr) Fibre 2 Dried leaves used for fibre and twining Introduced 2
TH51 Coffea liberica Hiern Shrub Kofi (Sr) Cash crop, fruits processed and used for
drinks, a variety of medicinal uses2,3 Fruits processed and used for drinks Introduced2 Source: Abbreviations:
1 Flora of the Guianas, Flora of Suriname SN = Surinamese Dutch Hin = Hindustan Ja = Javanese
2 Ostendorf (1962) Sr = Sranan Tongo Sa = Saramaccan
3 Van Andel and Ruysschaert (2011)