P. H. Gentle

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
  • Mentzelia aspera L., Belize, P. H. Gentle 849, F

    Description:
  • Mentzelia aspera L., Belize, P. H. Gentle 849, F

    Description:
Current Determination: Mentzelia aspera L.
Family: Loasaceae

Collector(s): P. H. Gentle
Collection Date: 30 September 1933
Description: Uses: Medicinal, para tratar erupciónes [Roys, 1931]; y para artritis, para ello se aplica directamente la hoja en la articulación (Arellano et al. 2003:397). Common names: Tsayuntsay pegarropa, ts'o'ots ak', tso'ots iikim, ts'o'ots k'ab, xk'uyuch, xpak' umpak', tsotsk'ab, tsootsk'ab [Barrera, 1976]; amores (Sin), [Martinez, 1979]; pega pega (Arellano et al. 2003:397). Tzotz kab, stick-tight (Bricker and Miram 2002:498).
Catalog Subset: Economic Botany
Catalog Project: Mesoamerican Ethnobotany
EMu IRN: 2114358
OccurenceID: a119fc12-d2d9-46b1-8725-f3d4463dfea8

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