| Collector | Ellemann, L. |
| Number | 66588 |
| Collected with | |
| 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 | Valerianaceae |
| Identification | Valeriana microphylla H.B.K. |
| Determined by | Eriksen, B. (GB), 1991. |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Low shrub, flowers white-lilac. Vernacular name: valeriana del cerro. Use: medicine for the nerves: the root is used. For "aire" (spanish term): the root is used together with "tulpe" (plant species uncollected) and "marco" Ambrosia to clean the body. |
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