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Collector Balslev, H.
Number 4371
Collected with and E. Asanza
Country Ecuador
Subpart NAPO
County  
Locality Río Cuyabeno below inlet of Río Tarapui, Pto. Bolivar, in garden of Victoriano Criollo. Native indian garden in tropical rain forest.
Coordinates 1° 5' S 76° 10' W
Minimum elevation (m) 230
Maximum elevation (m) 230
Start date 1983/07/28
End date 1983/07/28
Family Caricaceae
Identification Carica papaya L.
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Identification qualifier  
Field notes "Siona: ""Hua-tín-co"". Spanish: ""Papaya"". A 5-6 m high softstemmed tree, dioecious. Male plant only collected. The fruits are eaten raw. The seeds, which in other places are used medicinally, against parasites, are not being used here even if this use has been heard of."

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