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Subject
Commelinaceae. Commelina coelestis Willd.
Transcription
Commelina {erecta} L. -- Matlaliztic Tetzocana Hrz. 253 -- Commelina tuberosa L.
Icones
19 ?
Corresp.
 
Ref.
Pl. Nov. Hisp. 11, 1887; ed. 2, 11, 1893.
Notes
"Radix resolutiva, atemperans, et aphrodisiaca. Flos praestantissimum colorem coeruleum exibet." See also 196, 197.