P. Simá et al.

Creator(s):
  • 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
  • Pisonia aculeata L., Mexico, P. Simá 1820, F

    Description:
  • Pisonia aculeata L., Mexico, P. Simá 1820, F

    Description:
Current Determination: Pisonia aculeata L.
Family: Nyctaginaceae
Coordinates: 21.3056 -88.1611
Habitat/Microhabitat: low, deciduous forest, block, rocky soil (tzekel)

Collector(s): P. Simá et al.
Collection Date: 29 March 1995
Description: Uses: Medicinal; se considera que es anticonvulsivo, y para tratar bubones, dolor de huesos, pustulas, salpullido, comezón [Roys, 1931]; retención de orina [Roys, 1931, Martinez, 1969, Anon, 1949]; dolores reumáticos [Standley, 1930, Osado R., 1834]; mordedura de serpiente [Roys, 1931, Osado R., 1834]; dolor Standley, 1930, Anon, 1949, Osado R., 1834, Souza N., 1942 Andrews, 1979]; sífilis [Standley, 1930, Anon, 1949, Osado R., 1834, Souza N., 1942, Andrews, 1979]; hinchazones [Anon, 1949]; forrajera para ganado equino; melífera (nectar y polen); el fruto maduro forraje para pajaros (Arellano et al. 2003:458). Medicine, miscellaneous products (Balick et al. 2000:61). Common names: Beeb, una de gato, hbeeb, uña de gato [Barrera, 1976]; bee, beeb, be'eb, beeh (Arellano et al. 2003:457). Coma de una (Tam), cruceta espinuda (Oax), cruz espina (Chis), cumbro, espina y camote, (Oax), garabato (Dgo), garabato prieto, gu-chi-gu (Zapoteco, Oax), guechi-gu (Zapoteco, Oax), gumbio (Mayo, Son), huele de noche (Oax), huiscolote (Pue), huitzcocolotl (SLP), istijan-uaiya (Totonaca, Ver), loj (Huasteco, SLP), mitz-matlayahuale (SLP), tutum prieto (SLP), una del diablo (Mich, Gro), [Martinez, 1979] (Arellano et al. 2003:457). Tiger nail embra (Balick et al. 2000:61).
Catalog Subset: Economic Botany
Catalog Project: Mesoamerican Ethnobotany
EMu IRN: 2114265
OccurenceID: 20e5bcd6-d26f-4e6e-8740-7c8c5606a2ee

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