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Collector Balslev, H.
Number 4592
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 Piperaceae
Identification Piper churruyacoanum Trel. & Yunck.
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Identification qualifier  
Field notes "Quichua: ""Mucu-yura"", (a general name for many Piper). 2 m high shrub in forest. The name refers to the bumps at the nodes. Sometimes used mixed with other leaves to steam people who are sick from fever."

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