Wood - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 38536 | |||||
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| No Image | Plant Name | 36.00 MALPIGHIACEAE Mascagnia psilophylla | Entry Book Number | ||
| Artefact Name | Wood | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | Peru | TDWG Region | Peru | ||
| Parts Held | Wood | Geography Description | Peru, Prov San Martin, Tarapoto, Rio Shilcayo | ||
| Uses | WoodUse: MEDICINES User: Not defined | TDWG use | MEDICINES | ||
| Storage | Woods size B | Related Items | |||
| Donor | Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago | Donor No | |||
| Donor Date | 00/00/1989 | Donor Notes | Illinoisx0Dx0A | ||
| Collector | Plowman Timothy | Collector No | 6034 | ||
| Collection Notes | Collection Date | 04/04/1976 | |||
| Exhibition | Expedition | ||||
| Number Components | Publication | ||||
| Notes: | Label source: Woody vine in secondary thicket. Sterile. Use: Medicinal. Three fresh stems are chopped up in cold water. Three stems are roasted in the fire also chopped up and added. Used to heal wounds, both internal and external. Causes fever sometimes, which is bought down with the green fruit of 'jagrea' (Genipa americana L.) by laying on the chest. | ||||