Eryngium foetidum L.

  • Filed As

    Apiaceae
    Eryngium foetidum L.

  • Collector(s)

    D. Shiki 144, 21 Sep 1985

  • Location

    Ecuador. Morona Santiago. El Centro Shuar Kankaim, (Cangaimine), Rio Kankaim (Cangaime); 20k WNW del Taisha.

  • Description

    Hierba sin tallo; solamente forma una especie de peciolo; hoja recta; su raiz es como el de zanahoria; haz verde oscuro; enves poco palido. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 191446

    Occurrence ID: bc663850-655e-47a0-8fdb-e60ae8771b53

  • 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

    sampap

  • Language
    Shuar
  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Apiales

  • Family

    Apiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Eryngium foetidum L. det E. A. Dean, 1987

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Morona Santiago

  • Locality

    El Centro Shuar Kankaim, (Cangaimine), Rio Kankaim (Cangaime); 20k WNW del Taisha.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 500 m. (1640 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -2.33, -77.68

  • 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

    Condiment

  • Use Notes

    The Shuar use Sampap with Pirtuyakas (Portulaca oleracea) and chirichiri (Cymbopogon citratus) to treat liver and heart ailments, rheumatism, and fever (Broseghini and Frucci 1986). THe Quichua and Cofan employ culantro as a culinary herb (Pinkley 1973, Bennett and Alarcon, ms).

  • Level 1 Use

    MEDICINES

  • Level 2 Use

    Pain

  • Level 3 Use

    Analgesic

  • Level 1 Use

    MEDICINES

  • Level 2 Use

    Digestive System Effects/Disorders

  • Level 3 Use

    Stomachache

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