Pothomorphe peltata (L.) Miq.

  • Filed As

    Piperaceae
    Pothomorphe peltata (L.) Miq.

  • Collector(s)

    P. W. Kasent 8, 07 Aug 1985

  • Location

    Ecuador. Morona Santiago. Los alrededores del Centro Shuar Pimpints.

  • Habitat

    Un hierva del bosque secondario.

  • Description

    Hojas verdes; frutos medio plomo; olor medio dulce; hay muchas plantas. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 191845

    Occurrence ID: a82ca50c-e3d0-4f34-adb3-77d630173031

  • Local Name

    natsampar

  • Language
    Shuar
  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Morona Santiago

  • Locality

    Los alrededores del Centro Shuar Pimpints.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 800 m. (2625 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

    Wrap

  • Use Notes

    The leaves are used in ayampakus to cook fish.

  • Level 1 Use

    MEDICINES

  • Level 2 Use

    Digestive System Effects/Disorders

  • Level 3 Use

    Stomachache

  • Use Notes

    The young leaves are used to cure stomachaches.

  • Level 1 Use

    MEDICINES

  • Level 2 Use

    Neoplasms

  • Level 3 Use

    Antitumor

  • Level 1 Use

    MEDICINES

  • Level 2 Use

    Neoplasms

  • Level 3 Use

    Antitumor

  • Level 1 Use

    MEDICINES

  • Level 2 Use

    Abnormalities

  • Level 3 Use

    Swelling

  • Level 1 Use

    MEDICINES

  • Level 2 Use

    Ill-Defined Symptoms

  • Level 3 Use

    Herbal Bath

Special thanks to Programa Nacional
Forestal,MAG and USAID;
Herbaria QAME, QCNE, MO, NY.
FLORA DEL ECUADOR
Recursos Botánicos del Bosque Tropical
PIPE RACE AE
Pothomorphe peltata
MORONA SANTIAGO. Los alrededores del Centro
Pimpints, 800 m.
Una hierba del bosque secondario; hojas verdes;
¿cutos medio plomo; olor medio dulce; hay
muchas plantas.
Shuar names:natsampar
Se come las hojas tiernas cuando tiene dolor
del estomago y se pone fresca mezclando con
yuea molida huevo, solo blanco y pone donde
esta inchado; come asado mezclando con pescado.
P. Wachapa Kasent RBAE08	7 Agosto 1985
Manuscript voucher of Bradley Bennett s
Ethnobotany of the Shuar of Eastern Ecuador.
Plant Resources of Amazonian Ecuador
00191845