Xylopia nitida Dunal

  • Filed As

    Annonaceae
    Xylopia nitida Dunal

  • Collector(s)

    W. L. Balée 344, 04 Feb 1985

  • Location

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

  • Habitat

    Moist terra firme forest on mild slope.

  • Description

    Tree 22.0 cm DBH.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 04817219

    Occurrence ID: 47b5613a-0af9-4904-99dd-51178f057b07

  • 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

    jawi'y

  • Language
    Kaapor
  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Magnoliales

  • Family

    Annonaceae

  • All Determinations

    Xylopia nitida Dunal det P. J. M. Maas, 1987

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Maranhão

  • County/Municipio

    Monção Mun.

  • Locality

    Basin of the Rio Turiaçu; Ka'apor Indian Reserve; 4 km 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

    MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS

  • Level 2 Use

    Wood

  • Level 3 Use

    Construction Material

  • Use Notes

    Wood useful as columns in house construction

THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Institute of Economic Botany
PLANTS OF BRAZIL— State of Maranhao
No. 344	Annonaceae
Xylopia nitida Dunal
det. P. Maas, 1987
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 22.0 cm DBH.
Inventory voucher #846 (Sterile)
Uses: Wood useful as columns in house construction
n.v.: jawi'y
W.L. Bal£e & B.G. Ribeiro	4	Feb. 1985
Field work supported by John Edward Noble Foundation
04817219