Stevia connata I ag.. Gen. Sp. No\. 27. 1816. 



A note on the label of an herbarium specimen (Steyermark 

 50493 at F) collected in Huehuetenango, Guatemala, in 1942, 

 states that this species is known as Pcricon de nionte and is 

 reputed to be used in treating stomachaches. 



Stevia cuzcoensis Hieron. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 40: 363. 1908. 



This plant is known as Chipi-cuca in the Cu/co area of Peru 

 (Herrera, 1930, 1939; Soukup, 1970), but no uses are indicated. 

 Howexer, Herrera (ihid.) mentioned that this name also applies 

 to Polypcx/iuni suhvcsiiiuni Maxon and P, Buchiicnii Christ, 

 and Rosenst. 



Stevia dictyophylla B. L. Robins, in Proc. Amer. Acad. Sci. 44: 



617. 1909. 



In Mexico this plant is known as 5"^;// Marcos in the State of 



Jalisco (Martinez, 1979), but no uses are recorded. 



Stevia elatior HBK., Nov. Gen. Sp. PL 4: 144. 1820. 



According to Lipp (1971), who lived among the Chinantec- 

 speaking people of San Pedro Sochiapam in Oaxaca, Mexico, 

 for a period of six months, the leaves of this plant are used to 

 soothe burns and scratches. The plant is reported to be known as 



A-ci. 



Stevia Euptoria (Spreng.) Willd. in Linnaeus, Sp. PI. 3(3): 1774. 



1804. 



Know n as flicrha del horrci^o, Yerha del horrego and Cola del 

 horrego, this species has been reported as being used as a diu- 

 retic and antimalarial, and is toxic to livestock (Flores, 1907; 



Martinez, 1979). 



Under the name of 5'^<:n7'^/:'///7?^/R^(7 Pers., Roigy Mesa (1953) 

 listed this plant as having been introduced and cultivated in 

 Cuba, where it is known as Esievla. Grashoff ( 1972) considered 

 this Latin binomial to be synonymous with Sievia Eupaioria 

 (Spreng.) Willd. 



Stevia glandulosa Hook, and Arnott, Bot. Beech. Voy. 296. 

 1840. 



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