Bryophyllum pinnatum
Vernacular names
(In territories with significant traditional TRAMIL use)
Dominican Republic:
- bruja
Haiti:
- fey choche
- lou gawou
Guatemala:
- hoja del aire
Honduras:
- hoja del aire
Colombia:
- leaf of life
- tree of life
Costa Rica:
- leaf of life
Martinique:
- zèb maltèt
Botanical description
Perennial, fleshy, glabrous, herb up to 1.5 m high. Leaves opposite, lower simple the upper pinnate, blades 18 cm x 12 cm, leaflets elliptic, margins crenate producing at times small plantlets in the small notches; inflorescence a panicle 10-40 cm; flowers pendulous, calyx inflated light green turning yellow 2.5-3.5 cm, corolla dull brownish-red 2.5-4.5cm long; fruit a follicle 10-15 mm long.
Voucher(s)
Girón,166,CFEH
Ochoa,274,HPMHV
Rouzier,42,SOE
Jiménez,11,JBSD
Pinzón,21893,CUVC
Pharmacopoeia
Ed.2References
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