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Collector Pedersen, H. B.
Number 157
Collected with Birgitte Bergmann
Country Ecuador
Subpart COTOPAXI
County  
Locality Market in Latacunga.
Coordinates 0° 56' S 78° 37' W
Minimum elevation (m) 0
Maximum elevation (m) 0
Start date 1989/07/18
End date 1989/07/18
Family Equisetaceae
Identification Equisetum giganteum L.
Determined by B. Ollgaard
Identification qualifier  
Field notes The plant is sold together with Plantago sp. (HBP 158), Malvaceae (HBP 159), Amaranthus (HBP 160) and (HBP 161). The plants are boiled shortly and the infusion is drunk and is said to be good for the blood, kidneys and liver. Used alone to cure headache.

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