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Collector Kvist, L. P.
Number 49040
Collected with Nissen, D.
Country Ecuador
Subpart PICHINCHA
County  
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 Saccoloma elegans Kaulf.
Determined by Moran, R. C. (AAU), 1994.
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Terrestrial, in clusters, leaves to 2 m. long. Nom. vern.: Ará (Colorado). Use: For ritual bathes against diseases that make the patient feel cool (baño de caliente). Prep.: Leaves macerated (mixed with material of other species) in water and boiled.

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