| Collector | Balslev, H. |
| Number | 4373 |
| 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. Garden in tropical rain forest. |
| Coordinates | 0° 5' S 76° 1' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 230 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 230 |
| Start date | 1983/07/28 |
| End date | 1983/07/28 |
| Family | Araceae |
| Identification | Colocasia esculenta (L.)Schott |
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| Field notes | "Spanish: ""Papa china"". A cultivated herb with big soft leaves arising from a fleshy rhizome. The rhizome is starchy and is boiled as a potato." |