Cecropia sciadophylla Mart.

  • Filed As

    Urticaceae
    Cecropia sciadophylla Mart.

  • Collector(s)

    B. M. Boom 4257, 24 Jan 1984

  • Location

    Bolivia. El Beni. Vaca Díez Prov. Vicinity of the Cacobo village Alto Ivon.

  • Habitat

    Advanced secondary forest.

  • Description

    Tree 19 cm x 15 m. Flying buttresses and prop roots. Trunk with hoop marks. Outer bark brown with prominent raised lenticels; inner bark flesh colored. No exudate. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1029907

    Occurrence ID: be5dc2c3-ab9a-4276-a515-422a0c4778d1

  • Related Publications

    [Article] Prance, Ghillean T., et al. 1987. Quantitative Ethnobotany and the Case for Conservation in Amazonia. Conservation Biol. 1 (4): 269-310.
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1523-1739.1987.tb00050.x

  • Local Name

    Bocobi

  • Language
    Chacobo
  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Rosales

  • Family

    Urticaceae

  • All Determinations

    Cecropia sciadophylla Mart. det B. M. Boom, 1984

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Bolivia

  • State/Province

    El Beni

  • County/Municipio

    Vaca Díez Prov.

  • Locality

    Vicinity of the Cacobo village Alto Ivon.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 200 m. (656 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -11.75, -66.03

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

  • Level 1 Use

    MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS

  • Level 2 Use

    Fibers

  • Level 3 Use

    Cordage

  • Use Notes

    Baerk strips used as ropes for binding and lashing

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