Porophyllum punctatum

Cultivation Details

The plant can flower all year round if there is sufficient rain^[1]. Local populations of this species, located in hilly areas separated from one another by lowlands, apparently have differentiated to such an extent that certain populations have been designated as separate species in the past^[1]. In addition, there is tremendous variation in size of the plants. Those in the drier areas of Mexico usually attain a height of one to two meteres ,whilst plants in southern Mexico, and more mesic regions, attain heights of about four metres^[1]. The aromatic oils, which are contained largely in the pores or glands that are especially plentiful on the leaves, produce a strong odour when the foliage is bruised, broken, or heated. Cures, real or fancied, that are attributed to various species of Porophyllum are probably largely due to either the soothing properties of the oils or the imagination by the patient that anything that is so odoriferous must be beneficial^[1].