| Collector | Ellemann, L. |
| Number | 91609 |
| Collected with | |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | LOJA |
| County | |
| Locality | San Paplo de Tenta, 10 km north-east of Saraguro. Information of local name and use: Rafael Contento, Saraguro-indian, 38 years. |
| Coordinates | 3° 35' S 79° 16' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 2600 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 2600 |
| Start date | 1989/02/24 |
| End date | 1989/02/24 |
| Family | Poaceae |
| Identification | Cortaderia jubata (Lem.)Stapf |
| Determined by | Laegaard, S. (AAU), 1989. |
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| Field notes | Vernacular name: zig zig. Use: medicine as preservative: a decoction of the plant together with other plant species is drunk during menstruation. |