Filed As:
Polygalaceae
Polygala spectabilis DC.
Polygalaceae
Polygala spectabilis DC.
Common Names:
dacuruna
dacuruna
Location:
Brazil. Acre. Manoel Urbano Mun. Rio Purus, leftbank, Colocaçao Nova Olinda [Sr. Raimundo Gomes ("Raimundo Cícero')].
Brazil. Acre. Manoel Urbano Mun. Rio Purus, leftbank, Colocaçao Nova Olinda [Sr. Raimundo Gomes ("Raimundo Cícero')].
Collector(s):
D. C. Daly 9142 with M. Silveira, R. Saraiva, A. R. S. Oliveira, L. Lima, E. C. Oliveira, 24 Nov 1996
D. C. Daly 9142 with M. Silveira, R. Saraiva, A. R. S. Oliveira, L. Lima, E. C. Oliveira, 24 Nov 1996
Description:
Trailside herb or sub-shrub 70 cm, calyx pale green, "banner" petal white tinged with yellow, lower part of corolla tinged with blue. Use: leaves boiled as an admixture to Banisteriopsis and Psychotria to make hallucinogenic "daime" drink. Phenology of specimen: Flower.
Trailside herb or sub-shrub 70 cm, calyx pale green, "banner" petal white tinged with yellow, lower part of corolla tinged with blue. Use: leaves boiled as an admixture to Banisteriopsis and Psychotria to make hallucinogenic "daime" drink. Phenology of specimen: Flower.
Habitat:
Primary forest on terra firme, steep hills deeply dissected by many small streams. Canopy discontinuous, many trees exceeding 30 m, understory with dense herbaceous layer, some large young stems of arborescent bamboo.
Primary forest on terra firme, steep hills deeply dissected by many small streams. Canopy discontinuous, many trees exceeding 30 m, understory with dense herbaceous layer, some large young stems of arborescent bamboo.
Identifiers:
GUID: 919a2dd6-65a2-45cf-8ed7-2f3b144f1ebc
GUID: 919a2dd6-65a2-45cf-8ed7-2f3b144f1ebc
Map:
Coordinates: (-9.0428, -69.6858)
Coordinates: (-9.0428, -69.6858)