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Hyptis recurvata Poit.
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Syntype for Hyptis recurvata var. megacephala Benth. in DC.
Catalog Number: US 1066678
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany
Preparation: Pressed specimen
Collector(s): G. Gardner
Locality: Ceará, Brazil, South America
- Syntype: Bentham, G. 1848. Prodr. 12: 90.
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Whole plant: Produces foam in water (like soap), and used as an external wash to soothe pustular eruptions and pimples.
Common Names:
FG Creole: radie savon. FG Palikur: asukwipna.