File:Flore médicale des Antilles, ou, Traité des plantes usuelles (Pl. 139) (8201988027).jpg|Nyctage dichotome, Descourtilz, ''Flore médicale des Antilles'', 1822, 2:139
File:Favourite flowers of garden and greenhouse (10593942306).jpg|''Favourite flowers of garden and greenhouse'', 1897
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== Usages ==
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|texte= Worldwide cultivated as an ornamental plant. Already cultivated by the Aztecs for its medicinal properties (roots and flowers). In E Asia a crimson dye is extracted from the flowers, the ground seeds give a cosmetic powder. Important plant for genetical experiments.
|auteur =Mansfeld.
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*Voir les [[Belle-de-nuit (Cazin 1868)|''Plantes médicinales'' de Cazin (1868)]]
== Références ==
*TRAMIL, ''Pharmacopée végétale caribéenne'', éd. scient. L. Germosén-Robineau. 2014. 3e éd. Santo Domingo, Canopé de Guadeloupe. 420 p. Voir sur [[Mirabilis jalapa (TRAMIL)|Pl@ntUse]]