Mirabilis linearis

Mirabilis linearis
Conservation status
	; Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Nyctaginaceae
Genus:	Mirabilis
Species:	M. linearis
Binomial name
	Mirabilis linearis; (Pursh) Heimerl
Varieties
	M. l. var. decipiens ; M. l. var. linearis ; M. l. var. subhispida ;
Synonyms
	List Allionia linearis Pursh ; Calymenia linearis (Pursh) Nutt. ; Mirabilis hirsuta var. linearis (Pursh) B.Boivin ; Oxybaphus angustifolius var. linearis (Pursh) Choisy ; Oxybaphus linearis (Pursh) B.L.Rob. ; ;

Mirabilis linearis, commonly known as narrowleaf four o'clock, is a species of plant. Among the Zuni people, the root is eaten to induce urination and vomiting. They also take an infusion of the root for stomachache.^[3]

References

^ NatureServe (4 April 2025). "Mirabilis linearis". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
^ ^a ^b "Mirabilis linearis (Pursh) Heimerl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
^ Scott Camazine & Robert A. Bye (1980). "A study of the medical ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians of New Mexico". Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 2 (4): 365–388. doi:10.1016/S0378-8741(80)81017-8. PMID 6893476.

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[NatureServe-1] NatureServe (4 April 2025). "Mirabilis linearis". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 9 April 2025.

[POWO-2] "Mirabilis linearis (Pursh) Heimerl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 9 April 2025.

[3] Scott Camazine & Robert A. Bye (1980). "A study of the medical ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians of New Mexico". Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 2 (4): 365–388. doi:10.1016/S0378-8741(80)81017-8. PMID 6893476.

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