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Useful Tropical Plants

Porophyllum punctatum

(Mill.) S.F.Blake

Asteraceae

+ Synonyms

Eupatorium milleri Steud.

Eupatorium punctatum Mill.

Kleinia jorullensis Kunth

Porophyllum divaricatum Rydb.

Porophyllum ervendbergii A.Gray

Porophyllum guatemalense Rydb.

Porophyllum jorullense (Kunth) Cass.

Porophyllum millspaughii B.L.Rob.

Porophyllum nelsonii B.L.Rob. & Greenm.

Porophyllum nummularium DC.

Porophyllum oblongum Rydb.

Porophyllum palmeri Rose

Porophyllum pittieri Rydb.

Common Name:

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General Information

Porophyllum punctatum is a slender, much-branched, erect shrub usually growing 100 - 200cm tall, occasionally to 400cm[
1169
Title
Monograph of the plant genus Porophyllum (Compositae: Helenieae).
Publication
University of Kansas Science Bulletin 48 225-257
Author
Johnson R.R.
Publisher
 
Year
1969
ISBN
 
Description
An in-depth treatment of the genus Porophyllum
]. Collectors often call this plant a shrub, but it seems more likely to be a suffrutescent annual or a perennial[
331
Title
Flora of Guatemala
Publication
 
Author
Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark
Website
http://www.archive.org/
Publisher
 
Year
1946 - 1976
ISBN
 
Description
A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

331
Title
Flora of Guatemala
Publication
 
Author
Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark
Website
http://www.archive.org/
Publisher
 
Year
1946 - 1976
ISBN
 
Description
A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/

Range

C. America - Costa Rica, north to the coastal states of eastern and western Mexico.

Habitat

Moist or dry, open or brushy, often rocky slopes or plains, sometimes in pine or oak forest, at elevations from 100 - 2,000 metres[
331
Title
Flora of Guatemala
Publication
 
Author
Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark
Website
http://www.archive.org/
Publisher
 
Year
1946 - 1976
ISBN
 
Description
A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/
].

Properties

Medicinal Rating *  *
HabitShrub
Height1.50 m
PollinatorsInsects
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details



The plant can flower all year round if there is sufficient rain[
1169
Title
Monograph of the plant genus Porophyllum (Compositae: Helenieae).
Publication
University of Kansas Science Bulletin 48 225-257
Author
Johnson R.R.
Publisher
 
Year
1969
ISBN
 
Description
An in-depth treatment of the genus Porophyllum
].
Local populations of this species, located in hilly areas separated from one another by lowlands, apparently have differentiated to such an extent that certain populations have been designated as separate species in the past[
1169
Title
Monograph of the plant genus Porophyllum (Compositae: Helenieae).
Publication
University of Kansas Science Bulletin 48 225-257
Author
Johnson R.R.
Publisher
 
Year
1969
ISBN
 
Description
An in-depth treatment of the genus Porophyllum
].
In addition, there is tremendous variation in size of the plants. Those in the drier areas of Mexico usually attain a height of one to two meteres ,whilst plants in southern Mexico, and more mesic regions, attain heights of about four metres[
1169
Title
Monograph of the plant genus Porophyllum (Compositae: Helenieae).
Publication
University of Kansas Science Bulletin 48 225-257
Author
Johnson R.R.
Publisher
 
Year
1969
ISBN
 
Description
An in-depth treatment of the genus Porophyllum
].
The aromatic oils, which are contained largely in the pores or glands that are especially plentiful on the leaves, produce a strong odour when the foliage is bruised, broken, or heated. Cures, real or fancied, that are attributed to various species of Porophyllum are probably largely due to either the soothing properties of the oils or the imagination by the patient that anything that is so odoriferous must be beneficial[
1169
Title
Monograph of the plant genus Porophyllum (Compositae: Helenieae).
Publication
University of Kansas Science Bulletin 48 225-257
Author
Johnson R.R.
Publisher
 
Year
1969
ISBN
 
Description
An in-depth treatment of the genus Porophyllum
].

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

An infusion is used as a remedy for gonorrhea[
1169
Title
Monograph of the plant genus Porophyllum (Compositae: Helenieae).
Publication
University of Kansas Science Bulletin 48 225-257
Author
Johnson R.R.
Publisher
 
Year
1969
ISBN
 
Description
An in-depth treatment of the genus Porophyllum
].
Leaves, stems, or roots are generally heated in water to make a strong tea which is taken internally or applied externally[
1169
Title
Monograph of the plant genus Porophyllum (Compositae: Helenieae).
Publication
University of Kansas Science Bulletin 48 225-257
Author
Johnson R.R.
Publisher
 
Year
1969
ISBN
 
Description
An in-depth treatment of the genus Porophyllum
].

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed -
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