Pouteria caimito (Ruiz & Pav.) Radlk.

  • Filed As

    Sapotaceae
    Pouteria caimito (Ruiz & Pav.) Radlk.

  • Collector(s)

    W. L. Balée 349 with B. G. Ribeiro, 04 Feb 1985

  • Location

    Brazil. Maranhão. Monçao Mun. Basin of the Rio Turaçu; Ka'apor Indian Reserve; 4km NW of settlement of Urutawy.

  • Habitat

    Moist terra firme forest on mild slope.

  • Description

    Tree 20.9 cm. dbh. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00195324

    Occurrence ID: c2dd7458-f6da-4731-938c-ccb8dffcbff9

  • 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

    karamirinda'y

  • Language
    Kaapor
  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Maranhão

  • County/Municipio

    Monçao Mun.

  • Locality

    Basin of the Rio Turaçu; Ka'apor Indian Reserve; 4km NW of settlement of Urutawy

  • Coordinates

    -3.14045, -45.9635

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    17707

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Located Urutawy, 19km E of Post Guajá within Alto Turiaçu Reserve (Forline, 1997). Linear extent roughly found as halved dist. betwn coordinates + Ze Doca (nearby villages difficult to find). Offset coord. (4km NW) + uncert. found using MaNIS Georef Calc

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

  • Level 1 Use

    FOOD/FOOD ADDITIVES/BEVERAGES

  • Level 2 Use

    Unspecified (Food/Food Additives/Beverages)

  • Level 3 Use

    Comestible

  • Use Notes

    Edible fruit

Det. T. D. Pennington
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THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Institute of Economic Botany
PLANTS OF BRAZIL— State of Maranhao
No. 349
Pouteria caimito
Sapotaceae
REPORT ANY REIDENTIFICATION OF THIS VOUCHt
TO THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, NY1
Municipio de Mongao: Basin of the Rio Turiagu;
Ka'apor Indian Reserve; 4km NW of settlement of
Urutawy.
Moist terra firme forest on mild slope.
Tree 20.9 cm DBH.
Inventory voucher #851 (Sterile)
Uses: Edible fruit
n.v.: karamirinda'y
W.L. Balée & B.G. Ribeiro	4 Feb. 1985
Field work supported by John Edward Noble Foundation
00195324