Virola michelii Heckel
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Filed As
Myristicaceae
Virola michelii Heckel -
Collector(s)
W. L. Balée 2897 with B. Ribeiro, 05 Nov 1986
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Location
Brazil. Maranhão. Carutapera Mun. Gurupiuna, Ka'apor Indian Reserve, affluent of Rio Gurupi. Forest inventory 6km from village.
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Habitat
Terra firme forest inventory.
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Description
Tree; 13 cm. dbh. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 00194266
Occurrence ID: f3b06f18-d267-48cf-8716-1c9d4f4d0b16
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Magnoliales
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Family
Myristicaceae
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All Determinations
Virola michelii Heckel det W. L. Balée
Note: !W. A. Rodrigues, 89
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Region
South America
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Country
Brazil
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State/Province
Maranhão
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County/Municipio
Carutapera Mun.
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Locality
Gurupiuna, Ka'apor Indian Reserve, affluent of Rio Gurupi. Forest inventory 6km from village.
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Coordinates
-2.72, -46.43
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Distribution
m < iK NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN 00194266 REPORT ANY REIDENTIFICATION OF THIS VOUCHER TO THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, NY The New York Botanical Garden INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY Comparative Ethnobotany of Tupi-Guarani Indians • MYRISTICACEAE Virola michelii Heckel ! uVRedr.jp«,*9 BRAZIL, Maranhao. Mun. Carutapera. Gurupiuna, Ka’apor Indian Reserve, affluent of Rio Gurupi. 2°43' S, 46°26’ W. Terra firme forest inventory 6km from village. Tree Inventory Number: 787 :.v.: tuha-Ei'u-’y ft n.v,: tuiiwa-ii u- y “oucan food tree"). USE: Comestible for toucans {seed aril) Mtiulcerogenic for south sores {sap] DBH: 12.0cm. w. Balee 2897 with B. Ribeiro November 5, 1986 Funds provided by the Edward John Noble Foundation 00194266
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Virola michelii Heckel