Fittonia albivenis (Lindl. ex Veitch) Brummitt

  • Filed As

    Acanthaceae
    Fittonia albivenis (Lindl. ex Veitch) Brummitt

  • Collector(s)

    A. Warush 102, 13 Sep 1985

  • Location

    Ecuador. Morona Santiago. El Centro Shuar Pampants; Rio Kankaim (Cangaime).

  • Habitat

    Hierba del monte. Comun.

  • Description

    Hoja verde oscura; flor larguitos de unas 5cm, verde clara. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 192238

    Occurrence ID: 6ac01d2a-9ebf-4751-b01a-d539f6d59985

  • 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

    jintim

  • Language
    Shuar
  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Morona Santiago

  • Locality

    El Centro Shuar Pampants; Rio Kankaim (Cangaime)

  • Elevation

    Alt. 300 m. (984 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -2.78, -77.6

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

  • Level 1 Use

    OTHER SOCIOCULTURAL USES

  • Level 2 Use

    Unspecified (Other Sociocultural Uses)

  • Level 3 Use

    Charm

  • Use Notes

    To improve ability of dogs to track game animals Achuar claim that the plant is poisonous

  • Level 1 Use

    MEDICINES

  • Level 2 Use

    Pain

  • Level 3 Use

    Analgesic

  • Use Notes

    To treat liver pain

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