M. Sessé et al.

Creator(s):
  • Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department | NEIU Team
Creator role(s):
  • Creator | Creator
  • Indigofera anil Sm. ex Wight & Arn., M. Sessé 2649, F

    Description:
Current Determination: Indigofera anil Sm. ex Wight & Arn.
Family: Fabaceae
Location: Mexico
Locality: Mexico
Coordinates: 23 -102

Collector(s): M. Sessé et al.
Collection Date: 30 November 1786
Description: Uses: Fresh leaves crushed and applied to insect bites (Kunow 2003:124). Common names: Añil de pasto, añil de piedra, añilillo, azilito, añil jiquelite, añil montes, azul de hojas, barbasco, caa chira, choh, inigo shimarron, jiguilite, jiquelite, jiquilite, mahuitli, mutui, platanito de tinto, sacatinta, tinaca añil, tinto, wild indigo (Duke 2009:372). Ch'oh (Kunow 2003:84, 124).
Catalog Subset: Economic Botany
Catalog Project: Mesoamerican Ethnobotany
EMu IRN: 2115126
OccurenceID: d8ae223d-347e-4fa9-a428-c8132a3af977

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