R. Tún Ortíz

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
  • Phytolacca icosandra L., Guatemala, R. Tún Ortíz 632, F

    Description:
  • Phytolacca icosandra L., Guatemala, R. Tún Ortíz 632, F

    Description:
  • Phytolacca icosandra L., Guatemala, R. Tún Ortíz 632, F

    Description:
Current Determination: Phytolacca icosandra L.
Family: Phytolaccaceae

Collector(s): R. Tún Ortíz
Collection Date: 26 January 1970
Description: Uses: Medicinal, para tratar bubas [Andrews, 1979]; cicatrices de viruela [Anon, 1949, Andrews, 1979, Osado R., 1834]; reumatismo cr6nico, reumatismo mercurial, venenosa [Standley, 1930]; sífilis, inflamaciónes de las glándulas [Standley, 1930, Andrews, 1979, Anon, 1949]; y se considera que es emoliente [Anon, 1949]; forraje para palomas silvestres (Arellano et al. 2003:485). Food, medicine, miscellaneous products, poison, dye (Balick et al. 2000:60). Common names: Tel kokox, t'eel koox, xt'eel koox [Barrera, 1976]; tel-coox, tex-coox, tel-kox, x-tel koox, xtel kox (Arellano et al. 2003:485). Amolquilit (V. de Mex), amolquilitl (V. de Mex.), congora (V. de Mex.), tarasca de la negra [Del Amo, 1979]; congueran (Mich), Jucshca (Totonaca, Ver), mo-hog-tou (Chinantecok, Oax), mo-tau (Chinanteco, Oax), [Martinez, 1979] (Arellano et al. 2003:485). Calaloo, coch-otón, jacato, scorpion-tail, telcoc, wild calabash (Balick et al. 2000:60).
Catalog Subset: Economic Botany
Catalog Project: Mesoamerican Ethnobotany
EMu IRN: 2114364
OccurenceID: 92105fb0-dca4-46bd-8531-be536b33a910

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