Justicia pectoralis Jacq.

  • Filed As

    Acanthaceae
    Justicia pectoralis Jacq.

  • Collector(s)

    L. Anananch 207, 15 Sep 1985

  • Location

    Ecuador. Morona Santiago. Los alrededores del Centro Tuutin Entsa; cerca Taisha.

  • Habitat

    Hierba del bosque secundario.

  • Description

    15cm de altura; flor blanca. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 192064

    Occurrence ID: b110eb3c-bedb-438a-90b5-6a199ba10df8

  • 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

    tapir

  • Language
    Shuar
  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Lamiales

  • Family

    Acanthaceae

  • All Determinations

    Justicia pectoralis Jacq. det D. C. Wasshausen, 1988

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Morona Santiago

  • Locality

    Los alrededores del Centro Tuutin Entsa; cerca Taisha

  • Elevation

    Alt. 330 m. (1083 ft.)

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

  • Level 1 Use

    MEDICINES

  • Level 2 Use

    Unspecified Medicinal Effects/Disorders

  • Level 3 Use

    Not reported

  • Use Notes

    To treat an undisclosed ailment Leaves are added to hallucinogenic Virola snuffs (Schultes and Raffauf 1990). Se usan las hoja para preparar agua medicinal para bañar o tomar.

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