| Collector | Balslev, H. |
| Number | 4825 |
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| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | NAPO |
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| Locality | "Río Shushufindi near confluence with Río Aguarico. Tropical rain forest on terra firme (water of Río Shushufindi is normally ""verde"" but ""white"" or ""lodoso"" when waterlevel is going up). Ethnobotanical information by Sr. Roberto Payaguaja from San Pablo de los Secoyas." |
| Coordinates | 0° 18' S 76° 20' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 300 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 300 |
| Start date | 1984/02/17 |
| End date | 1984/02/17 |
| Family | Arecaceae |
| Identification | Geonoma macrostachys var. macrostachys Mart. |
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| Field notes | Secoya: "Huan-só-dé-dé", other day "O-có-puí". Several leaves originating from short subterranean stem. Uses: Palmhart used together with other plants to kill "brujos". The hart is boiled with the other plants to make a poison, also hair and nails from the person killed by the brujo. Other day no uses. . 5 Arecaceae Geonoma macrostachys |
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