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Collector Kvist, L. P.
Number 48715
Collected with Barfod, A. & Nissen, D.
Country Ecuador
Subpart CARCHI
County  
Locality San Marcos valley. Farmland and rain forest disturbed by the local Coaiquer (Awa) Amerindians
Coordinates 1° 7' N 78° 20' W
Minimum elevation (m) 600
Maximum elevation (m) 600
Start date 1983/11/20
End date 1983/11/20
Family Acanthaceae
Identification Justicia comata (L.) Lam.
Determined by D. Wassh. (US), 1992.
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Herb, 50 cm. Flowers white with purple dots. Shrubby vegetation on riverbank. Nom. vern.: "Chaua" Use: for all kinds of diseases. Preparation: One of the plants of the shaman. The twigs are wettened and used to pad all over the body of the patient.

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