Quararibea turbinata

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids II
Ordo: Malvales

Familia: Malvaceae
Subfamilia: Bombacoideae
Genus: Quararibea
Species: Quararibea turbinata
Name

Quararibea turbinata (Sw.) Poir.
References

Encycl. suppl. 4:636. 1816
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Quararibea turbinata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names
English: Swizzlestick Tree

Quararibea turbinata, also known as the swizzlestick tree, is an aromatic plant native to such Caribbean locales as Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Hispaniola, Martinique, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and the Virgin Islands.[1] It is generally described as a perennial tree or shrub[2] and its common name comes from its use as a swizzle stick and its association with cocktails such as the Rum Swizzle.[3][4]
References

"Quararibea turbinata". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 16 January 2018.
[1] GardenGuides.com: Swizzlestick Tree - Plant Information
Ober, Frederick Albion. (1920) A guide to the West Indies, Bermuda and Panama. Page 9. Publisher: Dodd, Mead & Company.

[2] Spirit of Bermuda cookbook

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