Myricaceae Morella cerifera (L.) Small

Southern Bayberry

Houma - Other, Lighting

Use documented by:
Speck, Frank G., 1941, A List of Plant Curatives Obtained From the Houma Indians of Louisiana, Primitive Man 14:49-75, page 56

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Scientific name: Morella cerifera (L.) Small
USDA symbol: MOCE2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Southern Bayberry
Family: Myricaceae
Family (APG): Myricaceae
Native American Tribe: Houma
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Lighting
Notes: Berries boiled and wax used to make candles.

RECRD: 46730 id: 23439

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