Taxon:
Phyla dulcis (Trevir.) Moldenke
Summary
Place of publication:
Torreya 34:9. 1934
Verified:
12/17/2002
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs Note: = Phyla scaberrima
- Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage Note: = Lippia dulcis
- Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz. URL: http://www.ecologia.edu.mx/publicaciones/flover.htm Note: = Lippia dulcis
- Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: = Lippia dulcis
- Kennedy, K. 1992. A systematic study of the genus Phyla Lour. (Verbenaceae: Verbenoideae, Lantanae). Unpublished dissertation (University of Texas at Austin) 160-170.
- Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource). URL: http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
- Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala. Note: = Lippia dulcis
Common names
English
Aztec sweetherb – honeyherb – Mexican lippia – German
aztekisches Süßkraut – Spanish
hierba dulce – oruzuz – yerba dulce –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Northern America | | Mexico | | s. |
1 | Native | Southern America | Caribbean | Cuba | | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Caribbean | Hispaniola | | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Caribbean | United States | Puerto Rico | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Central America | Belize | | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Central America | Costa Rica | | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Central America | El Salvador | | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Central America | Guatemala | | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Central America | Honduras | | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Central America | Nicaragua | | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Central America | Panama | | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Northern South America | Venezuela | | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Colombia | | |
Native
Northern America
Southern America
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CARIBBEAN:
Hispaniola, Cuba, United States [Puerto Rico]
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CENTRAL AMERICA:
Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador
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NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Venezuela
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WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Colombia
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Medicines | folklore | fide CRC MedHerbs ed2, as Phyla scaberrima; Herbs Commerce ed2, as Phyla scaberrima; Dict Gard, as Lippia dulcis; F Guat, as Lippia dulcis; F Veracruz, as Lippia dulcis; F CubaLeon, as Phyla scaberrima | McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland. |