Persea lingue
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| Persea lingue | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Laurales |
| Family: | Lauraceae |
| Genus: | Persea |
| Species: | P. lingue |
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| Persea lingue (R. & P.) Nees ex Kopp |
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Persea lingue is a species of plant in the Lauraceae family. It is found in Argentina and Chile. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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[edit] Distribution
Native in Argentina and Chile.
[edit] Use
In pharmacy its bark was once mentioned as cortex Lauri lingue [1], medicinal action unknown.
[edit] Etymology
Persea see Persea. lingue from Lingue River in Chile, where it grows.
[edit] Source
- ^ Dittrich, J. (1863). Die pharmacognostische Sammlung des Apothekers Josef Dittrich in Prag. Prag: C. Schreyer & Ignatz Fuchs. pp. Nr. 219–III.
- González, M. 1998. Persea lingue. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.
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