AAU Herbarium Database

New Search   Modify Search

Collector Balslev, H.
Number 4583
Collected with and D. Irvine
Country Ecuador
Subpart NAPO
County  
Locality Comuna San José de Payamino at Río Payamino 4-5 hours upstream from Coca in motor cano. Tropical rain forest and old gardens. Information: Silverio Jipa (33 years, married, 4 kids) and others from the community.
Coordinates 0° 30' S 77° 18' W
Minimum elevation (m) 300
Maximum elevation (m) 300
Start date 1983/12/01
End date 1983/12/07
Family Fabaceae
Identification Swartzia simplex var. ochnacea (DC.)Cowan
Determined by Barneby, R.C. (NY), 1997.
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Quichua:"Cavallo-caspi". A 6-7 m tall slender tree. Pods bright orange. In forest. The bark of the base is scraped of and mixed in a drink that is taken to make the person strong.

This record

New Search   Modify Search