PUBLISHED IN: Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 55: 392. 1969.

TYPE: Ecuador, Guayas, 5 mi west of Guayaquil; abundant, no bloom; dry gourds of previous year hanging from shrubs, 2 Feb. 1965, Michelbacher, A.E. & Mrs. Michelbacher s.n. (holotype: MO; isotype: US).

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VERNACULAR NAME: chia

OTHER VERNACULAR NAMES: alamama

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CHROMOSOME NUMBER: 2n = 40.

DISTRIBUTION: Coastal and southern Ecuador up into western Andean valleys.

ECOLOGY: Seasonally dry deciduous forests, 0–500 m.

EDIBLE USE: Non-bitter fruits occasionally eaten.

MEDICINAL USE: Slice of fruit is used for soothing pain due to parotitis.

OTHER USE: Fed to donkeys particularly during drought periods.

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