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Collector Balslev, H.
Number 4610
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 Lauraceae
Identification Persea americana Miller
Determined by  
Identification qualifier  
Field notes "Quichua: ""Palta"". Spanish: ""Aguacate"". 10 m tall tree cultivated in garden for its edible fruits, says that in Avila (another town in area) people scrape base of tree and put scrapings in toot for toot ache."

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