A. C. V. Schott

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  • Cestrum diurnum L., A. C. V. Schott 123, F

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  • Cestrum diurnum L., A. C. V. Schott 123, F

    Description:
Current Determination: Cestrum diurnum L.
Family: Solanaceae
Location: Mexico: Yucatán
Locality: Mérida

Collector(s): A. C. V. Schott
Collection Date: 28 April 1865
Description: Uses: Ornamental (Anderson et al. 2003:158). En medicina se considera venenoso, para tratar epilepsia, pasmos y gota [Osado R., 1834]; antitusivo [Roys, 1931]; ornamental y melífera (néctar) (Arellano et al. 2003:557). Common Names: Aak'ab xiiw, dama de noche, galan de noche, Juan de noche, nico de noche (Anderson et al. 2003:186, 310). Aak'ab yon, galan de noche [Barrera, 1976]; saasil yam (Arellano et al. 2003:557). Juan de noche, pipiloxihuitl (Azteca), pipiloxochitl (Azteca) [Martinez, 1979] (Arellano et al. 2003:557). Akab-yom, akab-nicté (Roys 1931:319).
Catalog Subset: Economic Botany
Catalog Project: Mesoamerican Ethnobotany
EMu IRN: 2971008
OccurenceID: 3fd9784e-f37d-4493-8c53-8264f633ce5c

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