Sorocea sarcocarpa Lanj. & Wess.Boer

  • Filed As

    Moraceae
    Sorocea sarcocarpa Lanj. & Wess.Boer

  • Collector(s)

    A. Ortiz 82 with Mejia, O., Modesto Pascal, Hipolito Cantincuz, 21 Feb 1994

  • Location

    Ecuador. Esmeraldas. Awá Indigenous Territory. Community of Mataje. Ethnobotanical Inventory Site #2.

  • Habitat

    Primary, humid lowland rainforest.

  • Description

    Tree to 18m with buttress roots; trunk thick w/white lenticles; latex sticky, light brown; TWS scarred, hairy.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 200787

    Occurrence ID: cbefc114-e922-4fe7-827f-7ab62d15f4d4

  • Local Name

    marecasaca

  • Language
    Spanish
  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Esmeraldas

  • Locality

    Awá Indigenous Territory. Community of Mataje. Ethnobotanical Inventory Site #2

  • Elevation

    Alt. 200 m. (656 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    1.25, -78.67

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

  • Level 1 Use

    MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS

  • Level 2 Use

    Wood

  • Level 3 Use

    Construction Material

  • Use Notes

    Material for construction. Used to build houses ("cerco"-railing, "madre," "mantaquero"-roof supports, "palanca" (lever for canoes).

  • Level 1 Use

    FUELS/LUMINARIES

  • Level 2 Use

    Fuelwood

  • Level 3 Use

    Fuelstuff

  • Use Notes

    Fuelstuff.

  • Level 1 Use

    MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS

  • Level 2 Use

    Wood

  • Level 3 Use

    Tool Handles

  • Use Notes

    Used to make axe handles.

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