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botanical illustration of Leren, Calathea allouia

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Leren

Calathea allouia

Leren · Lleren · llerenes

At a glance

Origin / distribution: CO, CU, SC

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Witchcraft

Science studied: ALANINE, GLUTAMIC-ACID, HYDROXYPROLINE, LYSINE

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Marantaceae

Scientific name: Calathea allouia

Common names: Leren, Lleren, llerenes

History

The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere, CO, CU, SC.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

  • Witchcraft

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

  • Elsewhere
  • CO
  • CU
  • SC

Documented cultural uses

  • Witchcraft

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

  • Witchcraft · Elsewhere · "

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

  • The isolation method and oxidation modify the physicochemical and technological properties of non-conventional Calathea allouia starch · 2025 source ↗
  • Physicochemical and morphological properties of the non‐conventional Calathea allouia starch · 2022 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

  • ALANINE
  • GLUTAMIC-ACID
  • HYDROXYPROLINE
  • LYSINE
  • METHIONINE
  • PROTEIN
  • SERINE
  • STARCH
  • TYROSINE
  • CYSTINE
  • GLYCINE
  • LEUCINE
  • PROLINE
  • THREONINE
  • ISOLEUCINE
  • ARGININE
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  • ASPARTIC-ACID
  • PHENYLALANINE
  • VALINE
  • HISTIDINE

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

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  • identity · DH-SRC-0030
  • documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
  • compounds · DH-SRC-0030
  • taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • cultural_records · DH-SRC-0030 · source ↗

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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