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First and foremost, we would like to thank all of the individuals and institutions that gave us permission to conduct this research on their lands, in particular the Pueblo Kichwa de Rukullakta and the NAE (Nacionalidad Achuar del Ecuador). This study was funded primarily by the Interamerican Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) under the Sustainable Forestry Management program. The Fulbright Commission in Ecuador funded research on the ethnobotany of guayusa among the Amazonian Kichwa of Ecuador. Edmundo Salazar, Maximiliano Shiguango, and Fernando Rubio kindly assisted with conducting interviews for this study. Note that the views expressed here do not necessarily represent those of the Fulbright Commission, the U.S. State Department, or the U.S. Government.
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Dueñas, J.F., Jarrett, C., Cummins, I. et al. Amazonian Guayusa (Ilex guayusa Loes.): A Historical and Ethnobotanical Overview. Econ Bot 70, 85–91 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12231-016-9334-2
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