COL000387409 - Scoparia dulcis L. - Scrophulariaceae

General information
Bar code	COL000387409
Catalog number	152712
Collector	Glenboski, Linda L.
Collector number	C-43
Collection date	Aug. 30, 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	COLOMBIA
Department	AMAZONAS
County	PUERTO NARIÑO
Locality	Cultivated in dooryard garden in Puerto Nariño, Rio Loreto-Yacu.
Attributes
Habit	Hierba
Uses/Organ	A decoction of the entire plant used to clean wounds and as means of birth control (Indians - Tukuna)

General information