| Collector | Ellemann, L. |
| Number | 66587 |
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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 | Myricaceae |
| Identification | Morella pubescens (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.)Wilbur |
| Determined by | Simon Lægaard |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Tree, smell like white spirit. Vernacular spanish name: laurel grande, quichua name: cardi laurel. Use: wood for construction. Medicine to quit ache in the muscles by long works: the new leaves are eaten. For "aire" (spanish term): the skin are rubbed with a branch. For vomit: a branch of this plant is used together with other plant species for rubbing the body. |
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