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Lippia alba (Mill.) N.E.Br. ex Britton & P.Wilson

(Verbenaceae)
Collection: Villegas, Carolina et al. - 501

Collection object

Herbarium stamp 37630
Preparations Fotografía - 1: JBB37737; Excicado - 1
Determiner López-Cruz, José
Determination date 2022-09-20

Collecting event

Country Colombia
State/Province Bogotá, D.C.
County Bogotá
Locality Plaza de mercado de Samper Mendoza
Coordinates (verbatim) 4.6187° N - 74.0827° W
Latitud decimal 4.6187
Longitud decimal -74.0827
Elevation (in meters) 2576.0000000000
Collection date 2022-08-09

Taxonomy

Kingdom Plantae
Division Tracheophyta
Superclass Angiospermae
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Lamiales
Family Verbenaceae
Genus Lippia
Species alba
Species author (Mill.) N.E.Br. ex Britton & P.Wilson
Scientific name Lippia alba (Mill.) N.E.Br. ex Britton & P.Wilson

Biological attributes

Phenology Floración
Vernacular names Label: Prontoalivio.
According to plataforma de nombres comunes de las plantas de Bogotá, is known as: Poleo, Prontoalivio.
Uses medicinal
Plant description hojas opuestas, de lámina oblonga, flor pequeña blanco con lila

Cite as

Herbario JBB en línea - Jardín Botánico José Celestino Mutis. 2024-05-18
Photo 37630 Ocurrence

Modified: 2023-05-22 21:17:46

GUID: 3b1fc32d-c5c3-4018-8ab0-2939e7df1fbd




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