Plant Details

Accepted name:: Tilia mexicana Schltdl. [Malvaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
cyrimbo	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
flor de tila	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
mexican basswood	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
sirima	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
tilia	Other	Med. Pl. by Health Professionals, Mexico (Alonso-Castro et al., 2017)
tirimo	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
tzirimo	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
flowers		Med. Pl. by Health Professionals, Mexico (Alonso-Castro et al., 2017)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 17 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Tilia americana var. mexicana (Schltdl.) Hardin Syst. Bot. 15: 45 (1990).
Tilia occidentalis Rose Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 8: 317 (1905).
Tilia pringlei Rose ex Bush Amer. Midl. Naturalist 11: 550 (1929).
Tilia sargentiana Bush Amer. Midl. Naturalist 11: 557 (1929).
Tilia ambigua Sarg. ex Bush Amer. Midl. Naturalist 11: 551 (1929).
Tilia arsenei Bush Amer. Midl. Naturalist 11: 560 (1929).
Tilia caroliniana subsp. occidentalis (Rose) Pigott Lime-trees Basswoods: 284 (2012).
Tilia coahuilana Bush Amer. Midl. Naturalist 11: 552 (1929).
Tilia houghii Rose Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 8: 318 (1905).
Tilia longipes Bush Amer. Midl. Naturalist 11: 554 (1929).
Tilia mexicana var. houghii V.Engl. Monogr. Tilia: 126 (1909).
Tilia mexicana var. occidentalis (Rose) V.Engl. Monogr. Tilia: 125 (1909).
Tilia mexicana f. pringlei V.Engl. Monogr. Tilia: 126 (1909).
Tilia nelsonii Bush Amer. Midl. Naturalist 11: 553 (1929).
Tilia patzcuamana Bush Amer. Midl. Naturalist 11: 557 (1929).
Tilia roseana Bush Amer. Midl. Naturalist 11: 559 (1929).
Tilia rotunda Bush Amer. Midl. Naturalist 11: 552 (1929).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Tilia americana L. var. mexicana (Schltr.) Hardin	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Tilia mexicana Schltdl.	Med. Pl. by Health Professionals, Mexico (Alonso-Castro et al., 2017) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Tilia occidentalis	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Tilia pringlei	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Tilia sargentiana	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)

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