Origin
Jamaica
Folk medicinal uses
Naturalized in Jamaica in the cooler parts, this plant is said to be used for coughs, colds, fevers and constipation. The flowers probably contain volatile oil. Steggerda mentions the use of the leaves as a poultice for ringworm.
Asprey, G.F; Phylis Thornton/ Medicinal plants of Jamaica. Parts I & II. – p. 8.