| Collector | Kvist, L. P. |
| Number | 40023 |
| Collected with | Holm-Nielsen, L. B. |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | PICHINCHA |
| County | |
| Locality | In the Colorado community "Congoma Grande" at km. 23 on the Santa Domingo - Puerto Limón road. Collections made close to the house of a Colorado family. |
| Coordinates | 0° 21' S 79° 22' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 100 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 100 |
| Start date | 1982/06/02 |
| End date | 1982/06/02 |
| Family | Acanthaceae |
| Identification | Odontonema strictum (Nees)Kuntze |
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| Field notes | Shrub, 2 m tall. Flowers intensively red. Cultivated around houses. Nom. Vern.: Luban buli (Colorado); Use: For a bath. The leaves are used for a ("baño de fresco") and the flowers for a ("baño de suerto"). |
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