Cirsium mexicanum DC.

  • Filed As

    Asteraceae
    Cirsium mexicanum DC.

  • Collector(s)

    R. Arvigo 334 with P. Cocom, R. Cocom, H. Robinson & G. Shropshire, 24 Mar 1990

  • Location

    Belize. Belize. Altun-Ha.

  • Description

    Herb to 1m with thorny stems and leaves; flower purple; pod thorny, green.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 87910

    Occurrence ID: 5dee4b5e-a153-4998-8db6-0380e98039cc

  • Related Publications

    [Book] Balick, Michael J. & Arvigo, Rosita. 2015. Messages from the gods: a guide to the useful plants of Belize. xii + 539 pp.
    Notes: p. 205

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Asterales

  • Family

    Asteraceae

  • All Determinations

    Cirsium mexicanum DC. det J. F. Pruski, 1991

The He» York Botanical Garden INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY Ethnobotany and Floristics of Belize Project
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Belize District. Altun-Ha. 17°46'N, 88°20'W.
Herb to lm;stem thorny; leaves thorny; flower purple with green thorny pad.
pFW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
00087910
n.v,: Wild San Carlos (English]
- - libido is ..............
vho run around with woien
USE: Suppressant for libido (seeds]. Roast, grind, and "feed to len whr	..............
BOTANICAL
OARO&is- REPORT any reidentification of this voucher
TO THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, NY
Rosita Arvigo 334	March	24,	1990
with R. Arvigo, P. Cocom, R. Cocom, H. Robinson, and G. Shropshire
pported by the National Cancer Institute, the U.S. Agency for
ternational Developient, and the Ketropolitan Life Foundation
00087910