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Collector Barfod, A.S.
Number 48126
Collected with Kvist, L. P. & Nissen, D.
Country Ecuador
Subpart ESMERALDAS
County  
Locality Zapallo Grande, a mixed black and Cayapa Amerindian community along Río Cayapa. Second growth vegetation and disturbed rain forests close to village.
Coordinates 0° 48' N 78° 54' W
Minimum elevation (m) 200
Maximum elevation (m) 200
Start date 1983/10/11
End date 1983/10/15
Family Gesneriaceae
Identification Gasteranthus calcaratus subsp. oncogastrus (Hanst.)L.E.Skog & L.P.Kvist
Determined by Kvist, L.P. (AAU), 1991.
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Nom. vern.: "So-ko-bo-chui-tapé" (Cayapa) Use: For most diseases. Preparation: One of the plants of the shaman used to drive away the eviul spirits which abode in the body of the patient. The shaman chews the leaves, fills his mouth with water and spit the mixture out on the body of the patient.

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