Apeiba aspera Aubl.
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Filed As
Malvaceae
Apeiba aspera Aubl. -
Collector(s)
R. W. Juwa 123, 11 Sep 1986
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Location
Ecuador. Morona Santiago. El Centro Shuar Pampants, cerca Taisha.
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Habitat
Arbol de la playa. Comun.
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Description
Grueso pero suave con pocas ramas; hoja verde clara; fruto redondo sin pepa. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 192405
Occurrence ID: fea55a6b-1086-4396-b681-35bc72069fe2
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Local Name
shimiut, shimiut
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Language
Shuar, Achuar-Shiwiar
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Malvales
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Family
Malvaceae
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All Determinations
Apeiba aspera Aubl., 1990
Apeiba aspera subsp. membranacea Meijer
Note: NYPC conversion note: 6/96 Infraspecific combining authors as "Meijer & Setser" not found in IKApeiba det W. Meijer, 1988
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Region
South America
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Country
Ecuador
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State/Province
Morona Santiago
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Locality
El Centro Shuar Pampants, cerca Taisha
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Elevation
Alt. 300 m. (984 ft.)
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Coordinates
-2.78, -77.6
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Distribution
Level 1 Use
MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS
Level 2 Use
Unspecified (Materials and Products)
Level 3 Use
Construction Material
Use Notes
The stem is used for wood
Level 1 Use
FUELS/LUMINARIES
Level 2 Use
Unspecified (Fuels/Luminaries)
Level 3 Use
Fuelstuff
Level 1 Use
MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS
Level 2 Use
Unspecified (Materials and Products)
Level 3 Use
Musical Instrument
Use Notes
The stem is used to make tuntui, a signal drum
Level 1 Use
MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS
Level 2 Use
Unspecified (Materials and Products)
Level 3 Use
Brush
Use Notes
The fruit is used as a comb
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Apeiba aspera Aubl.