E. Contreras

Creator(s):
  • Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department
  • Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department
  • Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department
  • Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department
Creator role(s):
  • Creator
  • Creator
  • Creator
  • Creator
  • Conostegia xalapensis (Bonpl.) D. Don ex DC., Guatemala, E. Contreras 2153, F
    Creator: Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: Conostegia xalapensis (Bonpl.) D. Don ex DC., Guatemala, E. Contreras 2153, F
  • Conostegia xalapensis (Bonpl.) D. Don ex DC., Guatemala, E. Contreras 2153, F
    Creator: Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: Conostegia xalapensis (Bonpl.) D. Don ex DC., Guatemala, E. Contreras 2153, F
  • Conostegia xalapensis (Bonpl.) D. Don ex DC., Guatemala, E. Contreras 2153, F
    Creator: Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department
    Producer: Jon Hageman - NEIU Team
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: Conostegia xalapensis (Bonpl.) D. Don ex DC., Guatemala, E. Contreras 2153, F
  • Conostegia xalapensis (Bonpl.) D. Don ex DC., Guatemala, E. Contreras 2153, F
    Creator: Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department
    Producer: Jon Hageman - NEIU Team
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: Conostegia xalapensis (Bonpl.) D. Don ex DC., Guatemala, E. Contreras 2153, F
Current Determination: Conostegia xalapensis (Bonpl.) D. Don ex DC.
Family: Melastomataceae

Collector(s): E. Contreras
Collection Date: 21 April 1961
Description: Uses: Food, medicine, miscellaneous products, fuel (Balick et al. 2000:100). Common names: Pasita (voucher). Ah-sârh, chigger nits, sirin, siron, uva (Balick et al. 2000:100). Image Notes: Fruit (immature): Spherical, pinkish, covered in minute sticky trichomes, round opening at apex, 4.0 mm diameter.
Catalog Subset: Economic Botany
Catalog Project: Mesoamerican Ethnobotany
EMu IRN: 2789533
OccurenceID: b27c7b38-26f7-4f69-9862-1b9a4cfed3f6

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