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Monocotyledons / Monocotiledóneas
Philodendron fragrantissimum (Hook.) G.Don
EOL Text
Isotype for Philodendron demerarae Gleason
Catalog Number: US 1056177
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany
Verification Degree: Original publication and alleged type specimen examined
Preparation: Pressed specimen
Collector(s): A. S. Hitchcock
Year Collected: 1919
Locality: East coast water conservancy, SE of Georgetown, canal SE of Lamaha stop-off., Guyana, South America
- Isotype: Gleason, H. A. 1929. Bull. Torrey Bot. Club. 56: 11.
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Root: Ingredient in liquid aphrodisiac and tea. Stem and Leaf: Decoction for febrifuge, demulcent, diuretic. Used as aphrodisiac in NW Guyana. Leaf: For reducing the pain and inflammation of rheumatism; heated and rubbed on edematous areas.
Guyana: bucuruna, sarsaparilla. Surinam Tirio: neh-da-bah-nah. Surinam Wayana: tah-kin-nah-de.