Solanum americanum Mill.

  • Filed As

    Solanaceae
    Solanum americanum Mill.

  • Collector(s)

    C. F. Limbach 145, 28 Feb 1990

  • Location

    Ecuador. Morona Santiago. Basin of Río Morona, Río Mangosiza. Nayumbime, 45 km SE of Sucua (by air). E of Don Luis Najamte's house.

  • Habitat

    Undulating terrain. On banks of creek in dense vegetation and partial sun. Reddish clay soils.

  • Description

    Herb to 40cm, flowers with white petals, fruit pea-sized, bluish-purple, no significant sap. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fertile, Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 726945

    Occurrence ID: 3b215ab6-0f91-4d42-85c2-097e01af241d

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Solanales

  • Family

    Solanaceae

  • All Determinations

    Solanum americanum Mill. det M. H. Nee, 1991

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Morona Santiago

  • Locality

    Basin of Río Morona, Río Mangosiza. Nayumbime, 45 km SE of Sucua (by air). E of Don Luis Najamte's house.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 300 m. (984 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -2.72, -77.63

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MEDICINAL PLANTS OF ECUADOR
Prov. Morona Santiago - Medicinal Plants of the Shuar
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Basin of Rio Morona, Rio Mangosiza. Nayumbime
45 km SE of Sucua (by air) ca. 2°43'S, 77°38'W.
Undulating terrain, reddish clay soils. Elev. ca.
300 m. On banks of creek E of Don Luis Najamte's
house in dense vegetation and partial sun.
Herb to 40cm, flowers with white petals, fruits
pea-sized, bluish-purple, no significant sap.
N.V.: wampishkur (Shuar)
Principal interest: part of remedy for symptom
resembling colo-rectal carcinoma. Handful of leaves
mixed with small handful of corn silk and 10g of root
of chiritchri (CFL 110); boiled in one cup of water
and drunk 2-3 times/day. Also part of remedy for viral
syndrome ("gripe"; see CFL152).
C. F. LIMBACH, M.D.
28 Feb.. 1QQQ
Funded by the Saginaw Cooperative Hospitals, inc.
00726945