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Art Accession Number

6331.0034

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.