Philodendron (Pteromischmun)

  • Filed As

    Araceae
    Philodendron (Pteromischmun)

  • Collector(s)

    B. C. Bennett 3704 with Patricia Gomez Andrade, 18 Apr 1989

  • Location

    Ecuador. Morona Santiago. Centro Shuar Yukutais. Chacras of Mario Kunkumas' brother.

  • Habitat

    Growing on Theobroma.

  • Description

    Climbing vine; spathe white eith inflated base; spadix white. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 192435

    Occurrence ID: bbffa74d-3dcd-492a-adda-896ef0d80259

  • 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

    untuch, kankuar

  • Language
    Shuar, Shuar
  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Alismatales

  • Family

    Araceae

  • All Determinations

    Philodendron (Pteromischmun) det T. B. Croat, 1991
    Note: "prob. sp. nov"; still only to subgen,, T. Croat (MO) 2012

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Morona Santiago

  • Locality

    Centro Shuar Yukutais. Chacras of Mario Kunkumas' brother

  • Coordinates

    -3.5, -78.17

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

  • Level 1 Use

    MEDICINES

  • Level 2 Use

    Infections/Infestations

  • Level 3 Use

    Antiparasitic

  • Use Notes

    Used like Cresa, a commercial pesticide. Applied to larval infections in cattle

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