| Accepted name: |
Ptelea trifoliata L. |
| Synonym(s): |
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| English names: |
Three-leaved Hop-tree
Common Hop-tree
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| French names: |
Ptéléa trifolié
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
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| OPL Code: |
WPTETR
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
1.1 |
| 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: |
Root bark used as a seasoner and to render other medicines potent. Root considered a sacred medicine and credited with all sorts of cures(*24). Compound infusion of pounded root used for lung troubles, a good medicine(*14)(3). |
| Key Characters: |
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