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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Ethnobotanical Plant Calliandra houstoniana

Common Name
Pambotano, Calliandre

Activities

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Uses for this plant.
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Activity Country/Region Reference
Astringent Mexico *
Astringent French Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Fever Mexico Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Gum Mexico Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Gum Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.
Malaria Mexico Martinez, Maximino. 1969. Las Plantas Medinales de Mexico.