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Collector Ellemann, L.
Number 66500
Collected with  
Country Ecuador
Subpart LOJA
County  
Locality Loja-Zamora 12 km from Loja, on the finca of Dr. David Espinosa. Information of vernacular names: Daniel Chalán Chartuche, Saraguro-indian.
Coordinates 3° 55' S 79° 9' W
Minimum elevation (m) 2400
Maximum elevation (m) 2400
Start date 1988/09/30
End date 1988/09/30
Family Euphorbiaceae
Identification Croton sordidus Benth.
Determined by G.L. Webster (DAV), 1991.
Identification qualifier aff
Field notes Tree 14 m high, slash red, with red sap, flowers green. Vernacular name: sacha balsa. Use: the timber is weak and is only used for fuelwood, medicine: the sap is placed at wounds to close them.

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