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Collector Balslev, H.
Number 2894
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Country Ecuador
Subpart NAPO
County  
Locality "Southern shore of Río Napo, a few kilometers below Mision Pompeya. Garden and plantation around native house and surrounding tropical rainforest. Etnobotanical information given by ""El Capitan"" and translated by Licenciado Santos Dea from Mision Pompeya. "
Coordinates 0° 28' S 76° 43' W
Minimum elevation (m) 200
Maximum elevation (m) 200
Start date 1982/08/20
End date 1982/08/20
Family Cyclanthaceae
Identification Cyclanthus bipartitus Poit.
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Field notes "Quichua: Papanga. Giant herb in somewhat disturbed forest behind native houses. Uses: Against snakebites and woonds. Preparations: Mixed with ""Curarine"" and boiled in water that is then used to wash the snakebite or the woond."

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