COL000387408 - Scoparia dulcis L. - Scrophulariaceae

General information
Bar code	COL000387408
Catalog number	164108
Collector	Glenboski, Linda L.
Collector number	C-148
Collection date	Nov. 9, 1972
Observations	Common name: "escobillo"
Update date	March 7, 2012
Taxonomy
Kingdom	Plantae
Phylum	Magnoliophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida
Order	Scrophulariales
Family	Scrophulariaceae
Genus	Scoparia
Specific epithet	dulcis
Author	L.
Determiner	SIN
Geographic information
Country	VENEZUELA
Department	AMAZONAS
Locality	Cultivated in riverene settlement Rio Loreto-Yacu.
Attributes
Uses/Organ	Decoction of plant used to clean inflamed wound; also drunk as a means of birth control (Indians - Tukuna)

General information