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| Type of: | Xanthosoma kvistii Croat & Delannay |
| Collector | Kvist, L.P. |
| Number | 48347 |
| Collected with | A. Barfod & D. Nissen |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | ESMERALDAS |
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| Locality | Zapallo Grande, a mixed Afro-latin and Cayapa Amerindian community along Río Cayapa. Secondary vegetation and disturbed rain forests close to village. |
| Coordinates | 0° 48' N 78° 54' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 200 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 200 |
| Start date | 1983/10/19 |
| End date | 1983/10/25 |
| Family | Araceae |
| Identification | Xanthosoma kvistii Croat & Delannay |
| Determined by | T. Croat |
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| Field notes | Herb, 50 cm, spathe green in the lower part covering the female part of spadix, otherwise greenish white, spadix green. Nom. vern.: Hè-kon-go-chi. Use: for bites of the snake Equis. Preparation: the boiled leaves are used to wrap around the swelled tissue. This treatment is said to lower the swelling. |
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