Filed As:

Lecythidaceae
Gustavia dodsonii S.A.Mori

Location:

Ecuador. Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas. Farmland and disturbed forest remnants in the Colorado Amerindian Community Congoma Grande located southeast of Santa Domingo along the road to Puerto Limon.

Collector(s):

L. P. Kvist 49120 with Barfod, A., 12/11/1983

Description:

Tree, 15 m. tall, large, pendent fruits. Nom. vern.: Máli (Colorado).Use: The seeds used to decorate the body with paint black patterns. Prep.: Pulp and seeds are crushed and the juice extracted and used for painting. (Photo L. P. Kvist).

Identifiers:

GUID: 910c1eff-de6f-496b-81c5-f960b925b16e

Map:

Georeferencing Method: Coordinates determined at another institution
Coordinates: (-0.35, -79.37)

Distribution:

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