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| Collector | Ellemann, L. |
| Number | 66576 |
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| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | LOJA |
| County | |
| Locality | 5 km south of Saraguro, on the Loja - Cuenca road. Information of vernacular name and use: Natívidad Guamán, Saraguro-indian. |
| Coordinates | 3° 39' S 79° 15' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 2600 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 2700 |
| Start date | 1988/10/07 |
| End date | 1988/10/07 |
| Family | Ericaceae |
| Identification | Macleania rupestris (H.B.K.)A. C. Smith |
| Determined by | Luteyn, J. (NY), 1991. |
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| Field notes | Liana, flowers light red, fruits light red, savoury. Vernacular spanish name: joyapa blanca, quichua name: yurac joyapa. Use: wood for fuelwood. Fruits are edible. Medicine for the nerves: a decoction of the flowers is drunk. |
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