| Accepted name: |
Monotropa uniflora L. |
| Synonym(s): |
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| English names: |
Indian-pipe
One-flowered Indian-pipe
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| French names: |
Monotrope uniflore
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Ericales
Family: Monotropaceae
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| OPL Code: |
HMONUN
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
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| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
The plant was smashed, mixed with water and applied to SORE and INFLAMMED EYES as a cure. To treat EPILEPSY and CONVULSIONS in children, the dried powdered root was administered in tea form (*2,*3,*4). |
| Key Characters: |
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