Disocactus amazonicus (K.Schum.) D.R.Hunt
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Filed As
Cactaceae
Disocactus amazonicus (K.Schum.) D.R.Hunt -
Collector(s)
H. Balslev 4543 with Dominique Irvine, 1 Dec 1983
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Location
Ecuador. Orellana. Loreto (Canton). Comuna San José de Payamino at Rio Payamino 4-5 hours upstream from Coca in motor canoe.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 3169932
Occurrence ID: 83f2a80e-50bc-419d-b8b7-7e29afc0c9cf
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Caryophyllales
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Family
Cactaceae
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All Determinations
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Region
South America
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Country
Ecuador
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State/Province
Orellana
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County/Municipio
Loreto (Canton)
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Locality
Comuna San José de Payamino at Rio Payamino 4-5 hours upstream from Coca in motor canoe
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Elevation
Alt. 300 m. (984 ft.)
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Coordinates
-0.5, -77.3
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Location Notes
[South America]
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Distribution
PLANTS OF ECUADOR CACTACEAE Wittia amazónica K. Schum. det. J. Madsen, 1984 Quichua: "Rayu-macana" NAPO: Corïiuna San José de Payamino at Rio Payamino 4-5 hours upstream from Coca in motor canoe, 79%?'<o Tropical rainforest and old gardens, 300 m. 1-7 Dec 1983. Epiphyte. Flower pinkish purple (in alcohol). Medicinal to heat ipsore (infected) and swellings. Beat the leaf wrapit in leaf, heat in fire, apply to sore, leave it covered up. H. BALSLEV & DOMINIQUE IRVINE 4543 03169932
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Disocactus amazonicus (K.Schum.) D.R.Hunt