Acanthaceae

  • Filed As

    Acanthaceae

  • Collector(s)

    P. W. Kasent 3, 06 Aug 1985

  • Location

    Ecuador. Morona Santiago. Los alrededores del Centro Pimpints.

  • Description

    Se chanca bien las hojasas verdes; tiene leche verde se huele como lechuga; hay mucho. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 192488

    Occurrence ID: cba5bf79-954f-4480-92ba-600f25245136

  • 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

    samiruk

  • Language
    Shuar
  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Lamiales

  • Family

    Acanthaceae

  • All Determinations

    Acanthaceae det D. C. Wasshausen, 1988
    Note: "genus not recognized"

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Morona Santiago

  • Locality

    Los alrededores del Centro Pimpints

  • Elevation

    Alt. 800 m. (2625 ft.)

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

  • Level 1 Use

    OTHER SOCIOCULTURAL USES

  • Level 2 Use

    Unspecified (Other Sociocultural Uses)

  • Level 3 Use

    Magic

  • Use Notes

    To remove evil spells

  • Level 1 Use

    MEDICINES

  • Level 2 Use

    Infections/Infestations

  • Level 3 Use

    Antipyretic

  • Use Notes

    Reduces fever

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