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Index of Botanical Specimens

Classification	Apocynaceae: Prestonia
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)	02382889
Collector	P. Acevedo-Rodriguez R. Perez & S. Aguilar
Collector number	15275
Country	Panama
State	Colón
Geography	North America: Central America (Region): Panama: Colón
Locality	Santa Rita.
Georeference	9 21 54 N, 79 42 24 W
Date Collected	2013-04-03
Project	Plants on Edge/Endless Forms
GUID	http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/8b86725a-a090-4a93-ba68-bf6f0be258ec
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode	02382889
Herbarium	A
Family	Apocynaceae
Determination	Prestonia sp.
Determined by	Acevedo-Rodriguez, Pedro
Date Determined	2013
Determination Remarks	[is filed under name] [is Current name]
Sex	not determined
Phenology	NotDetermined
Preparation Type	Sheet
Preparation Method	Pressed


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Classification	Apocynaceae: Prestonia
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)	02383042
Collector	[data not captured]
Country	Ecuador
Geography	South America: South America (Region) (Region): Ecuador
Locality	[no additional data]
Project	Plants on Edge/Endless Forms
GUID	http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/974a0e39-ce92-492d-9c8a-89552ef56b56
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode	02383042
Herbarium	ECON
Family	Apocynaceae
Determination	Prestonia sp.
Determined by	Livshultz, Tatyana
Date Determined	2013-06-13
Determination Remarks	[is filed under name] [is Current name]
Sex	not determined
Phenology	NotDetermined
Preparation Type	Sheet
Preparation Method	Pressed


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Remarks

Sent in by Dr. R. Fagan, Philip; Morris Co., Richmond, Virginia. July 8, 1974.; Sobre la planta llamada "Condurango", debo indi-carle a usted que a esta planta en la Región la utilizan para cu-rar empeines (afecciones de la piel), además le dan propiedades ve-nenosas que inclusive cuando una persona ingiere en bebida peude producirle la locura. Su clasificación es la siguiente: División: Hermafrodita; Clase: Docotiledónea; Orden: Tubiflora o Campanulada; Familia: Asclepiadaceae; Género: Marsdenia; especie: condurango; Según Orestres Cendrero (1.948, Botánica) Dr. en Ciencias Naturales, dice que esta planta es de tallo y hojas heméticas; el latex se emplea como antielmético y para destruir las muelas careadas; la corteza del "condurango" de Perú y Ecuador es amarga y se emplea como alexitera, tónica, diurética y contra el cáncer. Es una planta tropical, enredadera, etc.

Classification	Apocynaceae: Prestonia
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)	02383041
Collector	N. Ritter, J. R. I. Wood, R. K. Brummit & D. C. Wasshausen
Collector number	3226
Country	Bolivia
State	Santa Cruz
Geography	South America: South America (Region) (Region): Bolivia: Santa Cruz: Ichilu
Locality	The highway between Santa Cruz and Cochabamba, ca. 1 km east of La Arbolita. [See map on label]
Date Collected	1996-05-27
Habitat	a matrix of marshy meadow and scrubby forest, with evidence of significant grazing.
Frequency	Only one individual noted.
Project	Plants on Edge/Endless Forms
GUID	http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/74167ca9-5ad1-41d1-be77-c3dee2945012
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode	02383041
Herbarium	GH
Family	Apocynaceae
Determination	Prestonia sp.
Determined by	Endress, Mary E.
Date Determined	2013-06-**
Determination Remarks	[is filed under name] [is Current name]
Sex	not determined
Phenology	NotDetermined
Preparation Type	Sheet
Preparation Method	Pressed


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