bifo/ia. that is var. lypica of B, L. Robins., is synonymous with 

 S, tJ\Y;/^ Willd. 



Stevia petiolata (Cass.) Sch.-Bip. in Linnaea 25: 291. 1853. 



In Peru, this species is known as Guaniii-guanui in the Rio 

 Blanco area near Lima, and in the process of baking meat in a 

 covered pit (a practice known ■dspachanianca) it is added to give 

 flavor to the meat (Soejarto et al., 1983). 



Stevia pilosa Lag., Gen. Sp. Nov. 26. 1816. 



Von Reis Atschul (1973) reported that according to a note on 

 the label of an herbarium specimen collected in Mexico in 1890, 

 this species is known as Flor dc Maria. Another report (Diaz, 

 1976b, p. 115) indicated that a plant under the name of Stevia 

 conferta DC. is used in Mexico as an antimalarial, antipyretic, 

 cathartic and diuretic. According to Grashoff (1972), this Latin 

 binomial is synonymous with S. pilosa Lag. 



Stevia polycephala Bertol. \?ir, polycephala (Grashoff, 1972). 



A note on the label of an herbarium specimen (Molina and 

 Molina 26362 at F) collected at Huehuetenango Guatemala, 

 states that this plant is known as Mejorana, without further 

 details. 



Stevia puberula Hook., Rot. Miscelk 2: 225. 1831. 



According to von Reis Altschul (1973), a note on the label of 

 an herbarium specimen collected in Peru in 1922 states that this 

 species is known as Linia-lima and is used as "a tea substitute 

 and stomach medicine" 



Stevia punensis B. L. Robins, in Contr. Gray Herb. 100: 8. 1932. 

 According to Herrera (1939) and Soukup (1970), this species 

 is called Enduchuina in Peru, without further details. It is not 

 clear if this is a Spanish, Portuguese or native name. It may be 

 possible that the name has been derived from the Spanish word 

 "endul/ar"(to sweeten). 



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