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Collector Balslev, H.
Number 2905
Collected with  
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 Gentianaceae
Identification Potalia resinifera Mart.
Determined by V.A. Albert
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Quichua: Curarina. In clearing of forest near native house. Uses: To treat snakebites and Sting ray stings. Preparations: The leaves are mashed and mixed with tobacco and the mixture is heated in the fire and then applied to the bite or the sting.

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