Ocotea quixos (Lam.) van der Werff

  • Filed As

    Lauraceae
    Ocotea quixos (Lam.) van der Werff

  • Collector(s)

    P. Gómez Andrade 495, 28 Sep 1988

  • Location

    Ecuador. Morona Santiago. Centro Shuar Yukutais. 10km S Sucua, Rio Upano, near Pedro Kunkumas' house.

  • Habitat

    Young secondary forest.

  • Description

    Tree to 5m; bark and leaves with aromatic odor. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 84934

    Occurrence ID: e4b30bff-0955-4063-8c87-4ecec144ce2f

  • 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

    canela

  • Language
    Spanish
  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Morona Santiago

  • Locality

    Centro Shuar Yukutais. 10km S Sucua, Rio Upano, near Pedro Kunkumas' house

  • Coordinates

    -2.52, -78.15

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

  • Level 1 Use

    MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS

  • Level 2 Use

    Unspecified (Materials and Products)

  • Level 3 Use

    Construction Material

  • Use Notes

    The wood is used to make canoes, houses, furniture, planks, and charcoal. Ocotea quijos is probably the major source of Canela in Amazonian Ecuador.

  • Level 1 Use

    FOOD/FOOD ADDITIVES/BEVERAGES

  • Level 2 Use

    Unspecified (Food/Food Additives/Beverages)

  • Level 3 Use

    Comestible

  • Use Notes

    The fruit is edible; dried it will last 6 months.

  • Level 1 Use

    MEDICINES

  • Level 2 Use

    Inflammation

  • Level 3 Use

    Gastritis

  • Use Notes

    Gastric ulcers

  • Level 1 Use

    MEDICINES

  • Level 2 Use

    Nutritional Effects/Disorders

  • Level 3 Use

    Tonic

  • Level 1 Use

    MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS

  • Level 2 Use

    Unspecified (Materials and Products)

  • Level 3 Use

    Canoes

  • Use Notes

    The wood is used to make canoes

  • Level 1 Use

    FUELS/LUMINARIES

  • Level 2 Use

    Unspecified (Fuels/Luminaries)

  • Level 3 Use

    Fuelstuff

  • Use Notes

    The wood is used to make charcoal.

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