A. C. Sanders et al. | Botanical Collections

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Current Determination: Annona purpurea Sessé & Moc. ex Dunal

Family: Annonaceae

Coordinates: 9.77 -84.9

Habitat/Microhabitat: forest along Finca de los Monos Trail; along moist slopes

Collector(s): A. C. Sanders et al.

Collection Date: 20 August 1995

Description: Uses: The leaves, boiled, make a wash for rheumatism. Leaves are said to be poisonous, but when arranged In a cross are believed to be effective against pain. Crossed leaves put under feet force fever up and out of the body. Leaves hung in corners and at door of house keep out evil winds. When a woman is pregnant, in particular, careful people hang branches all around the house, as well as rue sprigs. Bark cures sores and wounds (Anderson et al. 2003:189). En medicina para tratar la fiebre (antipirético); el fruto es comestible [Standley 1930]; melífera (polinfera) (Arellano et al. 2003:31). Food, medicine, fiber, dye, miscellaneous products, poisin, tannin (Balick et al. 2000:42). Common names: Chak oop, oop morado, Oop che'hum, Oop chuhun ('woodpecker's anona'); (Anderson et al. 2003:189). Chak oop, pool boox, poox, llama, anona morada [Barrera 1976]; ahate (Jal), cabeza de Ilama (Ver, Oax), cabeza de negro, chincua (Oax), chincuya (Chis), [Martinez, 1979]; llama [Barrera, 1976]; papahaca (Oax), papanaca (Oax), [Martinez, 1979] (Arellano et al. 2003:30-31). Cowsap (Balick et al. 2000:42).

Catalog Subset: Economic Botany

Catalog Project: Mesoamerican Ethnobotany

EMu IRN: 2789471

OccurenceID: 0395f135-a606-46ea-999c-1450fdf5956a

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