R. V. Ortega Ortiz

Creator(s):
  • Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department
  • Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department
Creator role(s):
  • Creator
  • Creator
  • Nymphaea ampla (Salisb.) DC., Mexico, R. V. Ortega Ortiz 1953, F
    Creator: Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department
    Creator: NEIU Team
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: Nymphaea ampla (Salisb.) DC., Mexico, R. V. Ortega Ortiz 1953, F
  • Nymphaea ampla (Salisb.) DC., Mexico, R. V. Ortega Ortiz 1953, F
    Creator: Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department
    Creator: NEIU Team
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: Nymphaea ampla (Salisb.) DC., Mexico, R. V. Ortega Ortiz 1953, F
Current Determination: Nymphaea ampla (Salisb.) DC.
Family: Nymphaeaceae
Coordinates: 19.6 -96.38
Elevation: 5
Habitat/Microhabitat: medium, secondary forest. Soil: brown, sandy clay

Collector(s): R. V. Ortega Ortiz
Collection Date: 23 July 1981
Description: Uses: Medicinal, se considera antiafrodisíaco, y para tratar infecciónes [Souza N., 1942]; melífera (nectar) (Arellano et al. 2003:459). Medicine, ornamental (Balick et al. 2000:55). Common names: Pan caliente (voucher). Lolha', naab, nukuch naab, nikte'ha', saknaab, xikinchaak [Barrera, 1976]; flor de agua, nelumbo blanco [Souza N., 1942]; sol de agua [Standley, 1930]; flor de sol (Arellano et al. 2003:458-459).
Catalog Subset: Economic Botany
Catalog Project: Mesoamerican Ethnobotany, Veracruz
EMu IRN: 2114380
OccurenceID: 26937ff9-abe0-46cc-948b-25705352c9ed

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