Virola michelii Heckel

  • Filed As

    Myristicaceae
    Virola michelii Heckel

  • Collector(s)

    W. L. Balée 2897 with B. Ribeiro, 05 Nov 1986

  • Location

    Brazil. Maranhão. Carutapera Mun. Gurupiuna, Ka'apor Indian Reserve, affluent of Rio Gurupi. Forest inventory 6km from village.

  • Habitat

    Terra firme forest inventory.

  • Description

    Tree; 13 cm. dbh. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00194266

    Occurrence ID: f3b06f18-d267-48cf-8716-1c9d4f4d0b16

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Magnoliales

  • Family

    Myristicaceae

  • All Determinations

    Virola michelii Heckel det W. L. Balée
    Note: !W. A. Rodrigues, 89

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Maranhão

  • County/Municipio

    Carutapera Mun.

  • Locality

    Gurupiuna, Ka'apor Indian Reserve, affluent of Rio Gurupi. Forest inventory 6km from village.

  • Coordinates

    -2.72, -46.43

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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
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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