E. Contreras

Creator(s):
  • Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department | NEIU Team
  • Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department | NEIU Team
Creator role(s):
  • Creator | Creator
  • Creator | Creator
  • Hampea trilobata Standl., Guatemala, E. Contreras 1385, F

    Description:
  • Hampea trilobata Standl., Guatemala, E. Contreras 1385, F

    Description:
Current Determination: Hampea trilobata Standl.
Family: Malvaceae

Collector(s): E. Contreras
Collection Date: 3 August 1960
Description: Uses: Para construir casas de paja; medicinal; la corteza en infusión sin hervir como diurético; la corteza para amarres; melífera y para leña (Arellano et al. 2003:416). Pach beaten and pulled off in strips and usedas platform for flooring of grain storage bin; for clothing in the past, for tumplines, and for ceiling basket to hang and protect foot (Atran 1993:Table 2). Dye, medicine, fiber, construction, miscellaneous products (Balick et al. 2000:69). Common names: Majagua (voucher). Hal, hool, ho'lo, sakitsa', toobhoob, majahau [Barrera, 1976]. Majagua, jool, sak jool, macagua, mahahua, saak nool, sak iitsa, toob joob, jo'ol (Arellano et al. 2003:417). Majagua, bake'man (Atran 1993:Table 2). Bak-el-man, kajana, m ajana, jajava, majua, mohara blanca, moho, salt water moho, salt water motto (Balick et al. 2000:69).
Catalog Subset: Economic Botany
Catalog Project: Mesoamerican Ethnobotany
EMu IRN: 2114555
OccurenceID: ee868547-fa59-49df-aa86-78d3f8058067

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