Acalypha arvensis Poepp.

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Acalypha arvensis Poepp.

  • Collector(s)

    B. M. Boom 4963, 04 Apr 1984

  • Location

    Bolivia. El Beni. Vaca Díez Prov. Vicinity of the Chácobo village Alto Ivon.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3907079

    Occurrence ID: 141a9e5c-014a-4f94-acf3-6bbd227f372e

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Euphorbiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Acalypha arvensis Poepp.

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Bolivia

  • State/Province

    El Beni

  • County/Municipio

    Vaca Díez Prov.

  • Locality

    Vicinity of the Chácobo village Alto Ivon

  • Elevation

    Alt. 200 m. (656 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -11.75, -66.03

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Revisión de Acalypha L. para el Neotrópico
Confìrmavit
J. M. Cardiel (Real Jardín Botánico, C.S.I.C.) 2000
The New York Botanical Garden
Institute of Economic Botany
PLANTS OF BOLIVIA
Ethnobotany of the Chacobo Indians
E^rhorbiacea.e
No. 4963
Dept, of Beni, Prov. of Vaca Diez. Vicinity of the Chacobo village Alto Ivon
11"45'S 66#02'W. Tropical Wet Forest, terra firme. Elev. ca. 200 m.
Herb 1 m tall. Bracts green. Weedy area
in village outskirts.
Chacobo Name: Bahuarexa.
Use: Leaves and fruits are crushed and
sniffed when one has a head cold. Said
to help cure the cold.
Brian M. Boom
Date
Field work funded by the E.J. Noble Foundation
03907079