G. Martínez Calderón

Creator(s):
  • Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department | NEIU Team
  • Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department | NEIU Team
  • Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department | NEIU Team
Creator role(s):
  • Creator | Creator
  • Creator | Creator
  • Creator | Creator
  • Citrus aurantium L., Mexico, G. Martínez Calderón 1285, F

    Description:
  • Citrus aurantium L., Mexico, G. Martínez Calderón 1285, F

    Description:
  • Citrus aurantium L., Mexico, G. Martínez Calderón 1285, F

    Description:
Current Determination: Citrus aurantium L.
Family: Rutaceae
Elevation: 4
Habitat/Microhabitat: acahual

Collector(s): G. Martínez Calderón
Collection Date: 12 February 1967
Description: Uses: Comestible, medicinal (voucher). En medicina, como antiespasmodico, orexico [Standley, 1930, Andrews, 1979]; estimulante [Standley, 1930]; para tratar el dolor de estómago [Anon, 1949, Andrews, 1979, Osado R., 1834]; reumatismo [Anon, 1949]; tumores y magulladuras [Osado R., 1834]; moretones, chuchulucos (chipotes); para hacer jugos; el fruto es comestible; en la gastronomia yucateca forma parte de muchos guisos; los cogollos hervidos, como te relajante y para la tos (Arellano et al. 2003:531). Common names: Naranjo dulce (voucher). Suuts'pak'aal, naranja agria, [Barrera, 1976]; su'uts, pak'aal (Arellano et al. 2003:531). Jiliy-lanax (Huasteco, SLP), mo-tou (Chinanteco, Oax), naranja amateco (Oax), ta-hifia (Chinanteco, Oax), [Martinez, 1979] (Arellano et al. 2003:531).
Catalog Subset: Economic Botany
Catalog Project: Mesoamerican Ethnobotany, Veracruz
EMu IRN: 2114045
OccurenceID: ca9ddf8d-2216-4f29-8560-fbd6b514936a

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