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Collector Kvist, L. P.
Number 40723
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 Gesneriaceae
Identification Kohleria
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Field notes Cultivated in flower pot hanging at a house. Corolla red outside, yellow with a lot of purple dots inside. Nom. Vern.: Pini tape (Colorado); Use: For snake bites. Prep.: The plant is boiled, and the hot decoction is partly drunk, partly used for a bath. It is said to be one of the best remedies for snake bites. It was told that the plant is found in the forest too.

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