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| Collector | Balslev, H. |
| Number | 4832 |
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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 | Fabaceae |
| Identification | Brownea |
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| Field notes | Secoya: "Aña-pu-që-ma". Spanish: "Corason"?. A tree to 8 m or 10 m tall, slender, flowering? on side branches, 2-3 m from the ground. Uses: medicinal, bark boiled in water to make a honey like substance which is then eaten, used as anticonoptive. Take the medicine 6 days in a row, women never have more children. Should be mixed with "So-hó" |
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