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Oenothera is
a genus of about 125 species of annual plants. Oenothera is an example genus
for the Onagraceae family. This plant is native to America.
This plant belongs to the
genus Onagra, which is where the family name of Onagraceae originated. Onagra -
means "onager food" - first used in 1587 in botany and in the
Gardeners Dictionary: Abridged in 1754 by Philip Miller. The modern name
Oenothera - first used by Carl Linnaeus in his Systema Naturæ - also has a
donkey-related name, meaning "donkey catcher".
In Greek oeno means
"donkey", while thera means "catch, trap, hunt". It is
believed that the name came from the poison used to trap donkeys and other
animals. In 1860, William Baird suspected that oeno could be translated as
"wine" in Greek.
This plant is believed to
effectively cure asthma cough, gastrointestinal disorders, pertussis, and as
pain relievers.
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