"Damiana" redirects here. For the restaurant in Mexico, see Damiana (restaurant).
Turnera diffusa
Turnera diffusa var. aphrodisiaca
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Eudicots
Clade:
Rosids
Order:
Malpighiales
Family:
Passifloraceae
Genus:
Turnera
Species:
T. diffusa
Binomial name
Turnera diffusa
Willd. ex Schult.[1]
Varieties[2]
T. d. var. aphrodisiaca (G.H.Ward) Urb. T. d. var. diffusa
Synonyms[3]
List
Bohadschia humifusa C.Presl
Bohadschia microphylla Griseb.
Triacis microphylla (Desv.) Griseb.
Turnera aphrodisiaca Ward
Turnera diffusa var. aphrodisiaca (Ward) Urb.
Turnera humifusa Endl. ex Walp.
Turnera microphylla Desv.
Turnera pringlei Rose
Turnera diffusa var. aphrodisiaca foliage and inflorescenceA bottle of Damiana liqueur. The shape of the bottle is modeled after that of a pregnant mother, a reference to Daminana's supposed aphrodisiac effect.
Turnera diffusa, known as damiana,[4] is a shrub native to southern Texas in the United States,[5] Central America, Mexico, South America, and the Caribbean. It belongs to the family Passifloraceae.[2]
Damiana is a relatively small, woody shrub that produces small, aromatic flowers. It blossoms in early to late summer and is followed by fruits that taste similar to figs. The shrub is said to have a strong spice-like odor somewhat like chamomile, due to the aromatic compounds present in the plant.[6]
^"Turnera diffusa". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2011-01-29.
^ ab"Turnera diffusa". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
^"Turnera diffusa Willd. ex Schult". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
^USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Turnera diffusa". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
^Everitt, J. H.; Dale Lynn Drawe; Robert I. Lonard (2002). Trees, Shrubs, and Cacti of South Texas. Texas Tech University Press. p. 208. ISBN 978-0-89672-473-0.
^Gildemeister, Eduard; Friedrich Hoffmann (1922). Edward Kremers (ed.). The Volatile Oils. Vol. 3 (2 ed.). Wiley. p. 183.
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