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Collector Kvist, L. P.
Number 49121
Collected with Barfod, A.
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 road to Puerto Limon
Coordinates 0° 21' S 79° 22' W
Minimum elevation (m) 0
Maximum elevation (m) 0
Start date 1983/12/11
End date 1983/12/11
Family Zingiberaceae
Identification Hedychium coronarium Koenig
Determined by Maas, P.J.M. (U), 1992.
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Herb, leaves 1.8 m. tall, sterile (probably cultivated and told never to flower). Nom. vern.: Bítu- baca (Colorado). Use: For sterilization. Prep.: Rhizome macerated and boiled. A glass of the decoction is drunk every afternoon during a year.

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