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Collector Ellemann, L.
Number 91602
Collected with  
Country Ecuador
Subpart LOJA
County  
Locality Jera 10 km north of Saraguro. Information of local name and use: Maríe Christine Bermeo, Saraguro-indian.
Coordinates 3° 24' S 79° 14' W
Minimum elevation (m) 2400
Maximum elevation (m) 2400
Start date 1989/02/16
End date 1989/02/16
Family Amaranthaceae
Identification Alternanthera caracasana H.B.K.
Determined by U. Eliasson (GB), 1991.
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Herb. Vernacular name: lidillo. Use: important medicine for inflammation, diarrhoea, cramp in the stomach, ache in abdomen and "aire frio" (spanish term): a decoction of the plant, "chinchi manilla" Hypericum, "menta negra" Mentha, "menta blanca" (plant species uncollected) "menta la nuda" (plant species uncollected) and "manzanilla" (Asteraceae) is used.

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