Zingiberaceae

  • Filed As

    Zingiberaceae

  • Collector(s)

    C. M. Peters 168, 25 Feb 1985

  • Location

    Peru. Loreto. Requena Prov. In house garden in Santa Rosa.

  • Habitat

    In house garden.

  • Description

    Tall herbaceous plant, 1.5m. Flowers white. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 202292

    Occurrence ID: 92ba2625-c3fc-4d1f-82de-e5f875d6b3be

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Zingiberales

  • Family

    Zingiberaceae

  • All Determinations

    Zingiberaceae

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Peru

  • State/Province

    Loreto

  • County/Municipio

    Requena Prov.

  • Locality

    In house garden in Santa Rosa.

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NATIVE FRUITS OF THE PERUVIAN AMAZON
Institute of Economic Botany
New York Botanical Garden
168
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- Village of Santa Rosa near Requena; Rio
Ucayali; Dpto. Loreto, Prov. Requena.
*» House garden; cultivated.
Habit; Large herbaceous plant, lm tall.
Flowers white.
Use: Used medicinally to treat bronchitis and
fevers.
n.v.: sacha huiro bianco.
Collector: C. Peters	«	Date:	2/25/86
and C, Padoch
Fieldwork supported by the Exxon Corporation
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