Mirabilis jalapa is said to have been exported from the Peruvian Andes in 1540.— Find Me A Cure
M. jalapa hails from tropical South America, but has become naturalised throughout tropical and warm temperate regions.— Find Me A Cure
Paradise, jalapa, and myrtle, sound well enough together, and do not clash with the native tradition in relation to this delightful spot PRODUCTIONS OF THE VALLEYS We were now more than four thousand feet above the sea, on an extensive plateau, half-way up the mountain.— Mexico and its Religion With Incidents of Travel in That Country During Parts of the Years 1851-52-53-54, and Historical Notices of Events Connected With Places Visited
Beautiful clusters of the plant resembling mirabilis jalapa were numerous, and glycyrrhiza lepidota was a characteristic of the bottoms.— The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California To which is Added a Description of the Physical Geography of California, with Recent Notices of the Gold Region from the Latest and Most Authentic Sources
M.té (M.) _Inga edulis_ M. Inga-assú (C.W.) _Ipomoea jalapa_ Pursh.— Across Unknown South America

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