Justicia polygonoides Kunth

  • Filed As

    Acanthaceae
    Justicia polygonoides Kunth

  • Collector(s)

    B. C. Bennett 3634 with Patricia Gomez Andrade, 31 Mar 1989

  • Location

    Ecuador. Morona Santiago. Centro Shuar Yukutais.

  • Description

    Herb erect to 60cm; petals white yellow. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 85162

    Occurrence ID: 4652f82d-ab75-4b13-abec-852a2e38212a

  • Related Publications

    [Article] Bennett, Bradley C., et al. 2002. Ethnobotany of the Shuar of Eastern Ecuador. Advances Econ. Bot. 14: i--iii, 1--299.
    LCCN Permalink: https://lccn.loc.gov/99016043

  • Local Name

    sama

  • Language
    Shuar
  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Lamiales

  • Family

    Acanthaceae

  • All Determinations

    Justicia polygonoides Kunth det D. C. Wasshausen, 1991

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Morona Santiago

  • Locality

    Centro Shuar Yukutais.

  • Coordinates

    -3.5, -78.17

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

  • Level 1 Use

    FOOD/FOOD ADDITIVES/BEVERAGES

  • Level 2 Use

    Unspecified (Food/Food Additives/Beverages)

  • Level 3 Use

    Comestible

  • Level 1 Use

    ANIMAL FOOD AND FEED

  • Level 2 Use

    Unspecified (Animal Food and Feed)

  • Level 3 Use

    Forage

  • Use Notes

    Claim that frogs consume foliage as well

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