Psychotria pilosa Ruiz & Pav.

  • Filed As

    Rubiaceae
    Psychotria pilosa Ruiz & Pav.

  • Collector(s)

    B. C. Bennett 4079 with Patricia Gomez Andrade, Efrain Freire & J. C. Antich, 12 Mar 1990

  • Location

    Ecuador. Morona Santiago. Centro Shuar Yukutais. West of Pedro Kunkumas' house and south of school.

  • Habitat

    Growing in the understory. Primary, montane forest.

  • Description

    Shrub to 1m with purple leaves. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 192005

    Occurrence ID: fe584e81-77d6-4180-a5ba-a3a597da5ba0

  • 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

    chinchak morado, name unknown

  • Language
    Spanish
  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Morona Santiago

  • Locality

    Centro Shuar Yukutais. West of Pedro Kunkumas' house and south of school.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 900 m. (2953 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -2.5, -78.13

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

  • Level 1 Use

    ANIMAL FOOD AND FEED

  • Level 2 Use

    Unspecified (Animal Food and Feed)

  • Level 3 Use

    Forage

  • Use Notes

    Birds eat the fruits Multiple informants: AC; JA & CA; MT & PK

OCR Text not available.