Article Nº 0406 Plant Vol. I · p. 229
Balsamo de canudo (Kleinia repens)
A perennial composite from the Cape of Good Hope, widely cultivated in Madeira, whose resinous sap is used to treat wounds.
A perennial plant of the family Compositae, widely cultivated in various parts of Madeira. It has fleshy, glaucous leaves, whose resinous sap is much used in the treatment of wounds, and it originates from the Cape of Good Hope.
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