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Collector Balslev, H.
Number 2896
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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 Lauraceae
Identification Persea
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Field notes Quichua: Palta. Español: Aguacate. Tree to 6 m tall cultivated in the garden of native house. Uses: Fruit edible. Against diarrhoea. Preparations: Against diarrhoea the leaves are boiled in water together with Mariposa panga and the extract is drunk.

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