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Collector Balslev, H.
Number 3036
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Country Ecuador
Subpart NAPO
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Locality Laguna Jatuncocha ca 60 km south west of Nueva Roca fuerte. Island with terra firme and blackwater "pantano" swamp forest. Etnobotanical information by Sr. Abel Greja and Sra. de Flavio Cabrera.
Coordinates 1° 0' S 75° 27' W
Minimum elevation (m) 200
Maximum elevation (m) 200
Start date 1982/09/01
End date 1982/09/01
Family Rubiaceae
Identification Genipa americana L.
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Field notes Quichua: Huito (de agua). 3 m high tree growing inundated at the lake shore. Used to make face- and body paint from the liquid that comes out of the stem.

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