N. D. Herrera Castro

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
  • Celosia nitida Vahl, Mexico, N. D. Herrera Castro 196, F

    Description:
  • Celosia nitida Vahl, Mexico, N. D. Herrera Castro 196, F

    Description:
Current Determination: Celosia nitida Vahl
Family: Amaranthaceae
Coordinates: 20.6422 -88.1517
Elevation: 22
Habitat/Microhabitat: reddish soil, cultivated in sunny area

Collector(s): N. D. Herrera Castro
Collection Date: 3 March 1988
Description: Uses: Medicinal, sirve para tratar la caspa; inflamación de garganta; melífera (polen) (Arellano et al. 2003:20-21). Common names: Sabak poox [Barrera, 1976] (Arellano et al. 2003:21).
Catalog Subset: Economic Botany
Catalog Project: Mesoamerican Ethnobotany
EMu IRN: 2114625
OccurenceID: 63f9b3d1-d3f1-4f09-b355-b558e01d4174

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