| Collector | Kvist, L. P. |
| Number | 49036 |
| Collected with | Nissen, D. |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | PICHINCHA |
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| Locality | Farmland and disturbed forest remnants in the Colorado Amerindian Community "Congoma Grande" located southeast of Santa domingo along the the road to Puerto Limon. |
| Coordinates | 0° 21' S 79° 22' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 300 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 300 |
| Start date | 1983/12/10 |
| End date | 1983/12/10 |
| Family | Dennstaedtiaceae |
| Identification | Lonchitis hirsuta L. |
| Determined by | Moran, R. C. (AAU), 1994. |
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| Field notes | "Terrestrial, leaves to 1.5 m long, rhizome creeping. Nom. vern.: Chí (Colorado). Use: For ritual bathes against diseases that make the patient feel warm (baño de fresco); and the young leaves are eaten. Prep.: The leaves are boiled before they are eaten." |
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