Tabernaemontana sananho Ruiz & Pav.

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Tabernaemontana sananho Ruiz & Pav.

  • Collector(s)

    L. Anananch 137, 28 Aug 1985

  • Location

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

  • Habitat

    Arbusto del bosque primario.

  • Description

    4m de altura; flor blanca. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 192149

    Occurrence ID: e6941609-a3ee-466b-9bf9-2c8f4cd33035

  • 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

    kunapip, kunapip

  • Language
    Shuar, Achuar-Shiwiar
  • 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

    FOOD/FOOD ADDITIVES/BEVERAGES

  • Level 2 Use

    Unspecified (Food/Food Additives/Beverages)

  • Level 3 Use

    Comestible

  • Use Notes

    eat area of fruit around seed The Aguaruna give Kunapip to their dogs to improve their hunting ability (Brown 1981). The Secoya do likewise (Vickers and Plowman 1984). Schultes and Raffuaf (1990) describe many medicinal uses of T. sananho including analgesic, antipyretic, calmative, contraceptive, diuretic, emetic, and as a post-partum tonic. Se usa la corteza para curar mal de estomago.

  • Level 1 Use

    ANIMAL FOOD AND FEED

  • Level 2 Use

    Unspecified (Animal Food and Feed)

  • Level 3 Use

    Forage

  • Use Notes

    for birds

  • Level 1 Use

    MEDICINES

  • Level 2 Use

    Digestive System Effects/Disorders

  • Level 3 Use

    Stomachache

  • Use Notes

    used in medicine for stomachaches

  • Level 1 Use

    MEDICINES

  • Level 2 Use

    Digestive System Effects/Disorders

  • Level 3 Use

    Antidiarrheal

  • Use Notes

    to cure diarrhea

  • Level 1 Use

    MEDICINES

  • Level 2 Use

    Infections/Infestations

  • Level 3 Use

    Antiamebic

  • Use Notes

    as an emetic to kill amoeba

The New York Botanical Garden
FLORA DEL ECUADOR
Recursos Botánicos del Bosque Tropical
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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
00192149
BOTANICAL
Manuscript voucher of Bradley Bennett’s
Ethnobotany of the Shuar of Eastern Ecuador.
Plant Resources of Amazonian Ecuador
'HEPORT ANY REIDENTIFICATION OF THIS VOUCHER
TO THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, NY
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MORONA SANTIAGO. Los alrededores del Centro
Tuutin Entsa, 330m; cerca Taisha.
Arbusto del bosque primario; 4m de altura; flor
blanca.
Shuar names:KAAPIPI
Se usa la corteza para curar mal de estomago.
Luis Anananch RBAE137
28 Agosto 1985
00192149