Heimia salicifolia Link GRIN-Global

Summary

Genus:

Heimia

Family:

Lythraceae

Nomen number:

27904

Place of publication:

Enum. hort. berol. alt. 2:3. 1822

Verified:

08/21/1996 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

No images

Reference(s)

Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas Note: lists as Heimia salicifolia (Kunth) Link & Otto
Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage Note: lists as Heimia salicifolia (Kunth) Link
Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: lists as Heimia salicifolia (Kunth) Link
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Reitz, R., ed. 1965-. Flora ilustrada catarinense. Note: lists as Heimia salicifolia (Kunth) Link
Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala. Note: mentions; lists as Heimia salicifolia (Kunth) Link

Common names

English
sinicuichi –
willow-leaf heimia –
Portuguese
erva-da-vida –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Baja
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Nuevo León
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	San Luis Potosí
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sonora
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Tamaulipas
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Zacatecas
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Aguascalientes
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Chiapas
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guanajuato
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guerrero
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Hidalgo
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Jalisco
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	México
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Michoacán de Ocampo
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Nayarit
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Oaxaca
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Puebla
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Querétaro
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Jamaica
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	El Salvador
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Paraguay
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia
2	Cultivated					also cult.

Native
Northern America

SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico, Texas]
NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Baja, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Sonora, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Aguascalientes, Chiapas, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, México, Michoacán de Ocampo, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]

Southern America

CARIBBEAN: Jamaica
CENTRAL AMERICA: Guatemala, El Salvador
BRAZIL: Brazil
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Paraguay

Cultivated (also cult.)

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Reference
Environmental	ornamental	Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: lists as Heimia salicifolia (Kunth) Link
Environmental	ornamental	Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage Note: lists as Heimia salicifolia (Kunth) Link
Medicines	folklore	Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicines	folklore	McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.

Taxon: Heimia salicifolia Link