Miconia poeppigii Triana

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Miconia poeppigii Triana

  • Collector(s)

    B. M. Boom 4535, 22 Feb 1984

  • Location

    Bolivia. El Beni. Vaca Diez Prov. Vicinity of the Chacobo village Alto Ivon,.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 03367698

    Occurrence ID: b660bed4-4121-4bbc-8136-1167f2d8edba

  • 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

    Bimichëxë

  • Language
    Chacobo
  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Melastomataceae

  • All Determinations

    Miconia poeppigii Triana

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Bolivia

  • State/Province

    El Beni

  • County/Municipio

    Vaca Diez Prov.

  • Locality

    Vicinity of the Chacobo village Alto Ivon,

  • Elevation

    Alt. 200 m. (656 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -11.75, -66.03

  • 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

    fruits eaten

The New York Botanical Garden
AtTrimu, (fr.t.HyJ
Field work funded by the E.J. Noble Foundation
Brìan M. Boom	_ Date 22 Feb 1984
»i 4535
No.
The New York Botanical Garden
Institute of Economic Botany
PLANTS OF BOLIVIA
Ethnobotany of the Chacobo Indians
Melastomataceae
Dept, of Beni, Prov. of Vaca Diez. Vicinity of the Chacobo village Alto Ivon,
11°45'S 66*02'W. Tropical Wet Forest, terra firme. Elev. ca. 200 m.
Tree 16*5 cm x 15 m* Steept rounded buttresses
Outer bark smooth, light brown; inner bark
flesh* No exudate*
Advanced secondary forest* Voucher for ethno-
ecological forest inventory: Plot 10 0, Tree 648
Chacobo Name: Bimichexe* Use: Fruits eaten*
03367698