Canna jaegeriana Urb.

Filed As

Cannaceae
Canna jaegeriana Urb.
Collector(s)

P. Gómez Andrade 434, 28 Aug 1988
Location

Ecuador. Morona Santiago. Centro Shuar Yukutais. 10km S Sucua, Rio Upano, trail to Agueda Chayuk's house.
Habitat

Young secondary forest.
Description

Herb 100-130cm; flowers red-orange. Phenology of specimen: Flower.
Identifiers

NY Barcode: 84983

Occurrence ID: 7c41fe82-220b-4471-a564-7bc22431e586
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

karikria
Language
Shuar

Region

South America
Country

Ecuador
State/Province

Morona Santiago
Locality

Centro Shuar Yukutais. 10km S Sucua, Rio Upano, trail to Agueda Chayuk's house
Coordinates

-2.52, -78.15
Distribution

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Level 1 Use
MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS
Level 2 Use
Unspecified (Materials and Products)
Level 3 Use
Adornment
Use Notes
The Shuar make necklaces, bracelets and rosary beads from the dried seeds The root has been used as a diuretic, emoillent and demulcent (White, 1985).
Level 1 Use
FOOD/FOOD ADDITIVES/BEVERAGES
Level 2 Use
Unspecified (Food/Food Additives/Beverages)
Level 3 Use
Wrap
Use Notes
The leaves are used to make ayampakus
Level 1 Use
MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS
Level 2 Use
Unspecified (Materials and Products)
Level 3 Use
Covering
Use Notes
The leaves are used to cover pots of Mama [Manihot esculenta]
Level 1 Use
MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS
Level 2 Use
Unspecified (Materials and Products)
Level 3 Use
Decoration
Use Notes
The seeds also are used to decorate houses to keep them free from bad spirits
Level 1 Use
OTHER SOCIOCULTURAL USES
Level 2 Use
Unspecified (Other Sociocultural Uses)
Level 3 Use
Charm
Use Notes
Children wear necklaces made from the seeds to improve their vision and to help their teeth grow properly

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