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| Collector | Kvist, L. P. |
| Number | 40722 |
| Collected with | Asanza, E. |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | PICHINCHA |
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| Locality | In the Colorado community "Congoma Grande" at km. 23 on the Santa Domingo - Puerto Limón road. Around the houses and in cacao-plantation. |
| Coordinates | 0° 21' S 79° 22' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 100 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 100 |
| Start date | 1982/07/23 |
| End date | 1982/07/23 |
| Family | Malpighiaceae |
| Identification | Banisteriopsis caapi (Spruce ex Grisebach)Morton |
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| Field notes | Liana. Cultivated in the shade of cacao trees. Nom. Vern.: Mepe (Colorado); Aihuasca (Spanish). Use: Well-known hallucinogen not only used by the sha- mans, but by all people frequently. They do not mix it with other plants. The stem is grated, boiled and some glasses of the mixture is drunk warm. Used as a laxa- tive too. In this case half a glass is enough. Finally they use it in the same way for pains in the stomach. |
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