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TURNERA DIFFUSA [1 record]

Record 1 2016-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Medicinal Plants
Universal entry(ies)
Turnera diffusa
Latin, see observation
OBS

Turnera diffusa L.; a plant of the family Turneraceae. There is a controversy as to the scientific name of this little known tropical plant. It has been known as: Turnera aphrodisiaca and as Turnera damiana aphrosiaca.

OBS

damiana: The dried leaf of a plant (Turnera diffusa) of Tropical America, California, and Texas formerly used as a tonic and aphrodisiac.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Culture des plantes médicinales
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Turnera diffusa
Latin, see observation

Spanish

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