Psychotria zevallosii (Standl.) C.M.Taylor

  • Filed As

    Rubiaceae
    Psychotria cf. zevallosii (Standl.) C.M.Taylor

  • Collector(s)

    B. C. Bennett 3529 with Patricia Gomez Andrade, 06 Nov 1988

  • Location

    Ecuador. Morona Santiago. Centro Shuar Yukutais. East side of Rio Yukutais.

  • Habitat

    Old secondary forest.

  • Description

    Vine; leaves narrowly lanceolate to 10cm; flowers yellow. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 192011

    Occurrence ID: fa5fa20e-1bf4-4cc9-8e67-273232db884d

  • 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

    name unknown

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Morona Santiago

  • Locality

    Centro Shuar Yukutais. East side of Rio Yukutais

  • Elevation

    Alt. 950 - 1020 m. (3117 - 3346 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -3.5, -78.17

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

  • Level 1 Use

    MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS

  • Level 2 Use

    Unspecified (Materials and Products)

  • Level 3 Use

    Deodorant

  • Use Notes

    The stem and leaves are used as a deodorant. The dried leaves are added to smoking tobacco (Schultes & Raffauf, 1990).

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