E. Contreras

Creator(s):
  • Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department | NEIU Team
  • 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
  • Creator | Creator
  • Thouinia paucidentata Radlk., Guatemala, E. Contreras 5528, F

    Description:
  • Thouinia paucidentata Radlk., Guatemala, E. Contreras 5528, F

    Description:
  • Thouinia paucidentata Radlk., Guatemala, E. Contreras 5528, F

    Description:
Current Determination: Thouinia paucidentata Radlk.
Family: Sapindaceae
Habitat/Microhabitat: in quemadal bordering Lake Macanche

Collector(s): E. Contreras
Collection Date: 7 March 1966
Description: Uses: En medicina las hojas para tratar el dolor de cabeza para tratar hechizos mordedura de serpiente [Roys, 1931]; melífera (nectarífera) (Arellano et al. 2003:543). Medicine, forage (Balick et al. 2000:116). Common names: K'anchunup, k'aan chunup, xk'aan chunu'ub, hueso de tigre, [Barrera, 1976]; verde lucero, [Martinez, 1979] (Arellano et al. 2003:543). Dzol (Balick et al. 2000:116).
Catalog Subset: Economic Botany
Catalog Project: Mesoamerican Ethnobotany
EMu IRN: 2114576
OccurenceID: b03cd43a-c9fd-4a96-9dcb-3d11c8dac5ed

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