and stated to be "meliferas" or honey-bearing, including S. satu- 

 reijolia Sch.-Bip. from the Rio Grande do sul, Brazil. Addition- 

 ally, the common names Charrua, Tomillo silvestre and Yerha 

 del Charrua used in Uruguay are attributed to this species. 

 However, since Pio-Correa followed the wide concept of 5. satu- 

 reifolia as proposed by Baker (1876), who recognized five differ- 

 ent varieties as the result of reduction of the same number ol 

 species, a concept which needs further re-examination (cf. 

 Robinson, 1931a), it is not clear to which subspecific division 

 each of the Uruguayan common names refers to. 



Stevia serrata Cav., Icon. Descr. PI. 4: 33. 1797. 



A note on the label of an herbarium specimen (Coininsky 74 

 at F) collected in Guatemala in 1974, as part of a project on 

 medicinal plants, states that this plant is known as Q'ang'aj -dwd 

 used as a cough remedy. Another herbarium specimen (Molina 

 and Molina 26288 at F) bears a field label with a note, stating 

 that the plant, collected in Huehuetenango, Guatemala, in 1971, 

 is known as Ani'.s silvestre. One report (Anonymous, 1929b) 

 states that this species is also known in Guatemala as Hipericon 



arrie. 



Without citing any reference, Diaz (1976a) stated that, in 



Mexico, the names Tlalaexovatl and Tlalchichinole refer to Ste- 



via linoides, a synonym of 5". serrata Cav. (Grashoff, 1972). 



Stevia subpubescens Lag. var. intermedia Grashoff in Brittonia 



24; 392. 1972. 



Soejarto et al. (1983) reported that in the Zitacuaro region in 

 the State of Michoacan, Mexico, this plant is known as Zazal, 

 and that the decoction of the aerial parts is used as a bath by 

 women after parturition, whereas the leaves are used for stom- 

 achache. In the same report, it is mentioned that the medicinal 

 herb vendors in the market of Patzcuaro (Michoacan), who call 

 the plant Hierba de la niida, recommend its use to treat pains in 

 the ioints, by rubbing in the fried plant. 



Stevia trifida Lag., Gen. Sp. Nov. 27. 1816. 



According to a note on the label of an herbarium specimen 

 collected in Mexico in 1898, this plant is known as Manzanilla 



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