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| Collector | Balslev, H. |
| Number | 2841 |
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| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | NAPO |
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| Locality | Southern shore of Río Napo a few km below Itaya. Garden of native house and surrounding tropical rainforest. Etnobotanic information given by Sr. Antonio Coquinche and translated by licenciado Santos Dea from Pompeya mission. |
| Coordinates | 0° 28' S 76° 33' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 200 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 200 |
| Start date | 1982/08/20 |
| End date | 1982/08/20 |
| Family | Marcgraviaceae |
| Identification | Marcgraviaceae |
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| Field notes | Quichua: Bacacaracha. Epiphyte climbing on trees in clearing near indigenous house. Uses: Against white fungus infections on the body. Preparations: The plant is boiled in water and the solution is drunk. Then the infected place is treated with tobacco that has been burned in a flame. Contra indications: Not known. |
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