Maieta guianensis Aubl. var. guianensis

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Maieta guianensis Aubl. var. guianensis

  • Collector(s)

    B. C. Bennett 3534 with Patricia Gomez Andrade, 06 Nov 1988

  • Location

    Ecuador. Morona Santiago. Centro Shuar Yukutais. East side of Rio Yukutais.

  • Habitat

    Old secondary forest.

  • Description

    Leaves long and pubescent; petiole and leaf bases bearing domatia; fruits pubescent. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 41846

    Occurrence ID: fa3f7bc1-ff6f-4acb-a5ec-dacd81f6202f

  • Related Publications

    [Article] Bennett, Bradley C., et al. 2002. Ethnobotany of the Shuar of Eastern Ecuador. Advances Econ. Bot. 14: i--iii, 1--299.
    LCCN Permalink: https://lccn.loc.gov/99016043

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Morona Santiago

  • Locality

    Centro Shuar Yukutais. East side of Rio Yukutais

  • Elevation

    Alt. 950 - 1020 m. (3117 - 3346 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -3.5, -78.17

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

  • Level 1 Use

    ANIMAL FOOD AND FEED

  • Level 2 Use

    Unspecified (Animal Food and Feed)

  • Level 3 Use

    Forage

  • Use Notes

    Birds eat the fruits According to a Shuar legend, etsa (the sun) had 2 sons. One was a hummingbird and the other was another type of bird. Etsa gave the other bird the best food but the himmingbird was given only water. To appease this bird, Etsa gave the hummingbird yuca de quinde

  • Level 1 Use

    HOST PLANTS

  • Level 2 Use

    Unspecified (Host Plants)

  • Level 3 Use

    Host

  • Use Notes

    The Shuar eat ants found in plant's domatia to relieve thirst

Manuscript voucher of Bradley Bennett’s
Ethnobotany of the Shuar of Eastern Ecuador.
Plant Resources of Amazonian Ecuador
REPORT ANY REIDENTIFICATION OF THIS VOUCHER
TO THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, NY
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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The Hew York Botanical Barden
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY
Plant Resources of Amazonian Ecuador Project
MELASTOMATACEAE
Maieta guianensis Aubl. vo.r. am	r*
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ECUADOR, Morona-Santiago. Centro Shuar
Yukutais. East side of Rio Yukutais. 03°30’S,
TBMO’W. 950-1020mm. Old secondary forest.
Leaves long pubescent; petiole and leaf bases
bearing domatia? fruits pubescent.
Bradley Bennett 353A-
with Patricia Gomez Andrade
November 6, 198B
Fieldwork supported by the U.S. Agency for International
Development*
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