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HARLES C. FULLER
Plantas del Ecuador
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consecutivo 1U_
coleccionado 10/7/53
NombVe botánico
común y cual idio ma Plichi mate;
’ Quichua.
Localidad y altura
Up. Bobonaza; 1900 ft.
Cultlv. in mo 1st- «***>*»«. tw 5
*t encountered in jungle.
Arbol, arb/sto, vgj/co, b/erba
Branches from main t^unk very low,
then rises straight up, 90°
Altura Max»-——- 5 - 6
13-14
Diámetro.
fhite.
Ftor _-:—*-r
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_wetros
0 .metros
See specs
- / _y_metros
\arow directly
ssJfrom branches.
F,..ta An oval gourd, max Ingth. ite cm.
max. dia. 15 cm.
Usos y empleos This and round type of
tree gourd furnish drinking cups & food
containers. Mature gourds cut as,desired,
then bollod in H20, then cleaned. Tery
durable.
. _ _ Notas esnetjaips Chemical analysis of
half- or wholly-rotted (.*) pulp of im-
mature fruit would be appreciated, and
might-glvo valuable sclentifie informa-
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