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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationErythroxylaceae: Erythroxylum
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00043856
Type StatusHolotype
CollectorT. C. Plowman, R. E. Schultes & O. Tovar
Collector number6663
CountryPeru
StateLoreto
GeographySouth America: South America (Region) (Region): Peru: Loreto: Maynas
LocalityRio Ampiyacu, Puca Urquillo and vicinity, 3°05'S, 71°55'W
Georeference-3.0833333, -71.916666 Method: Unknown
Date Collected1977-04-05
Habitatopen, coca plantation in jungle clearing, interplanted with yuca and fruit trees
ContainerPlantae Peruvianae
Vernacular Namejibina (Witoto)
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/82a68801-9e29-4c64-abf2-59b8bbffa9b1
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00043856
HerbariumECON
FamilyErythroxylaceae
Type Status Holotype
Holotype of Erythroxylum coca var. ipadu Plowman
Verified byPlowman, Timothy Charles
Determination Remarks [filed under] [current name]
Taxon Reference(for Erythroxylum coca var. ipadu Plowman) Bot. Mus. Leafl. 1979. 27: 49.
FamilyErythroxylaceae
Determination Erythroxylum coca Lamarck
Determination Remarks [label name]
Accession NumberECON 34816
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFlower
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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Remarkslvs. picked, dried over fire and pulverized into fine powder mixed with Cecropia leaf ashes. Coca powder called 'jibe' in Witoto

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