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| Collector | Williams, D.E. |
| Number | 1159 |
| Collected with | Maximo Liberman |
| Country | Bolivia |
| Subpart | Beni |
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| Locality | Prov. Ballivan. Carmen Florida. Tacana Indian village 7km upstream of Rurrenabague on Río Beni. Cultivated in floodplain swidden. Plants introduced here from Apolo, where common. Rare here. |
| Coordinates | 14° 30' S 67° 30' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 250 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 250 |
| Start date | 1990/11/03 |
| End date | 1990/11/03 |
| Family | Marantaceae |
| Identification | Maranta ruiziana Körn. |
| Determined by | L. Andersson |
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| Field notes | Herb growing in clumps. Calyx waxy yel-grn. Upper lip of corolla prpl, stamens and pistils yellow. Height: 1.0 m. N.V.: Lacwarita [sp.]. Choke-oka [Quechua]. Use: Edible, elongated starachy tubers. |
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