| Collector | Kvist, L. P. |
| Number | 40701 |
| Collected with | |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | PICHINCHA |
| County | |
| Locality | In the Colorado community "Congoma Grande" at km. 23 on the Santa Domingo - Puerto Limón road. Revatively undisturbed forest. |
| Coordinates | 0° 21' S 79° 22' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 100 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 100 |
| Start date | 1982/07/22 |
| End date | 1982/07/22 |
| Family | Gesneriaceae |
| Identification | Gasteranthus crispus (Mansf.)Wiehler |
| Determined by | Kvist, L.P. & Skog, L.E. (US), 1996. |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Terrestrial herb, shaded on the forest floor in primary forest. Flowers very red. Leaf strongly green above, light green with a pattern of lighter dots beneath. Nom. Vern.: Awedo tape (Colorado); Hierba balditia (Spanish); Use: For snake bites. Prep.: The leaves are boiled and used both for a hot bath and for a drink. |
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