It is one of the names for the plant Stevia rebaudiana, native to South America and used by guarani as a sweetener. Although known to Europeans since the 16th century, it was only during the second half of the twentieth century that it was marketed as a substitute for sugar. The name is a tribute to botanist Pedro Jaime Esteve. See svetia.
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