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(a) (b)(c)Fig. 1.33. Ribes malvaceum: (a) fol. 23r; (b and c) flower and shoots ofR. malvaceum,
respectively (Source: Stan Shebs, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ribes_mal
vaceum_var_veridifolium_2.jpg and Toedrifter, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/
File:Ribesmalvaceum12-2.jpg, respectively. Used under CC-BY-SA 3.0, https://creative
commons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en).
R. Lamiaceae
- Fol. 45v.Hyptis albida(Fig. 1.34).The gray leaves, blue flowers,
and stout root (Fig. 1.34a) are all good fits for most probablyHyptis
albidaKunth (Figs. 1.34b and 1.34c). This shrub is native to Sonora
and Chihuahua to San Luis Potos ́ı, Guanajuato, and Guerrero. Standley
(1920–1926:1275) relates that “The leaves are sometimes used for fla-
voring food. In Sinaloa they are employed as a remedy for ear-ache, and
in Guerrero a decoction of the plant is used in fomentations to relieve
rheumatic pains.” - Fol. 32r.Ocimum campechianum (O. micranthum) (Fig. 1.35).
This phytomorph (Fig. 1.35a) is most probablyOcimum campechi-
anumMill. (O. micranthumWilld.) (Fig. 1.35b). This suffrutescent
annual basil is native from Florida to Argentina; in Mexico, it is
found from Sinaloa to Tamaulipas, Yucatan, and Colima. The terminal ́