Asteraceae FAMILY
Critonia dalea
Critonia dalea
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
1/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
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.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeCaribbean - Cuba, Jamaica.
HabitatLocally 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. ].