Senna silvestris (Vell.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby var. silvestris

  • Filed As

    Caesalpiniaceae
    Senna silvestris (Vell.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby var. silvestris

  • Collector(s)

    B. M. Boom 6588 with Sondra Wentzel, 17 May 1986

  • Location

    Venezuela. Bolívar. Cedeño Mun. Vicinity of Panare Village of Corozal, 6 km from Maniapure toward Caicara.

  • Habitat

    Semideciduous forest on granitic slopes ans savanna.

  • Description

    Tree 15 m tall, 10.6 cm DBH. Not buttressed; outer bark orange-brown, hard, inner bark soft, cream colored; no exudate. Medicinal, bark put in water and drunk. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01839177

    Occurrence ID: a859b71e-759d-4025-8080-c8668b169fab

  • 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

    che'ke

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Bolívar

  • County/Municipio

    Cedeño Mun.

  • Locality

    Vicinity of Panare Village of Corozal, 6 km from Maniapure toward Caicara.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 400 m. (1312 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    6.92, -66.5

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

  • Level 1 Use

    MEDICINES

  • Level 2 Use

    Unspecified Medicinal Effects/Disorders

  • Level 3 Use

    Not reported

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