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Collector Ellemann, L.
Number 66731
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Country Ecuador
Subpart LOJA
County  
Locality Jera, 9 km north of Saraguro. Information of vernacular name and use: Maríe Christine Bermeo, Saraguro-indian.
Coordinates 3° 34' S 79° 14' W
Minimum elevation (m) 2400
Maximum elevation (m) 2400
Start date 1989/01/13
End date 1989/01/14
Family Polemoniaceae
Identification Cantua quercifolia Juss.
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Field notes Shrub, leaves sticky. Vernacular name: cholala. Use: medicine for influenza: a decoction of the flowers is drunk. For ache in the knees: the roasted leaves of this plant, "chamana" Dodonaea viscosa, and "yardan" Baccharis.are tied on the knees.

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