Lycianthes ciliolata var. pratorum Bitter
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Solanaceae
Lycianthes ciliolata var. pratorum Bitter -
Identifiers
NY Barcode: 1424501
Occurrence ID: 55b5642a-bf16-4046-85ce-c40a114af826
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Solanales
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Family
Solanaceae
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All Determinations
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Location Notes
[Mexico & Central America]
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Distribution
Grown in greenhouse at UC Berkeley. Harvested: 2-3- Y\°i3 A Revision of Lycianthes series Meizonodontae (UC) UC Berkeley/ (XAL) Institute) de Ecologia, Xalapa Lycianthes ciliolala (Mart. & Gal.) Bitter Mexico: State of Oaxaca; Mpio. Tamazulapan?; Along hwy 175 between Miahuatlan and Puerto Angel, ca. 12.6 rd mi SE of Miahuatlan. Near turnoff to town of San Andres Paxtla. 7500 ft. Original vegetation is pine-oak forest, with Eupatorium, Penstemon, bracken fem, Geranium, composites, mints, and Eryngium. Plants under trees in shallow drainages with rich litter layer. Also in milpas and oldfields and along road to San Andres. Com close to being elote. Soil orange-brown and clayey. Cultivated fields burned periodically. Plants common, but sporadic, groups of plants occurring together. Perennial herb from storage root; fruit immature, green with purple splotches, matured in paper bags after I picked them, turning dark purple. Plants in forest with 1 or 2 fruit per plant, those along road with up to 4 fruit. Informants Vicente Hernandez. Use: Edible fruit. Root used in tea for animals and people who are constipated or have digestive troubles. Indigenous names: "chichi de perra"; also gave us a Zapotec name that sounded like "guchimbleur" Informant 2: 6 other people along the road to San Andres, Spanish speakers. Use: Edible fruit. Weed of milpas. Indigenous name: Didn't know name. Not familiar with name "chichi de perra." Ellen Dean 294 18 Oct 1991 with Thomas Starbuck Fieldwork supported by grants and fellowships from: the National Science Foundation, Explorer's Club, Sigma Xi, Hardman Foundation, Tinker Foundation, and UC Berkeley 01424501
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Lycianthes ciliolata var. pratorum Bitter