"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
Chamaedorea pauciflora Mart.
Determined by
Identification qualifier
Field notes
Secoya: "Huá-có". Spanish: "Deodorante de indigena". Stem 30-40 cm tall, several leaves in terminal rosette, inflorescence intrafoliar, light greenish to yellow. Uses: Inflorescence may be rubbed on the skin to create a pleasant odor or the inflorescence may simply be carried in the "armbaand" to ????? its odor.
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