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. It is generally described as a perennial tree or shrub GardenGuides.com: Swizzlestick Tree - Plant Information and its common name comes from its use as a swizzle stick and its association with cocktails such as the rum swizzle.Ober, Frederick Albion. (1920) A guide to the West Indies, Bermuda and Panama. Page 9. Publisher: Dodd, Mead & Company. Spirit of Bermuda cookbook
Native names include: asubillo, garrocha, garrocho, palo de garrocha, palo de perchaTaxon Details: Quararibea turbinata (Sw.) Poir.
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