Filed As:

Lecythidaceae
Eschweilera
All Determinations:

Eschweilera Mart. ex DC.

Location:

Venezuela. Bolívar. Río Icutu (Río Nichare) Icutu village. Area collected beside Yuca plantation and along Indian path to small stream. 200 m from village. 2nd year of human habitation. Alt. 1000 m. (3281 ft.)
Collector(s):

C. Horner 392 with C. Harborne, L. Regan, & K. Wykes, 20 Aug 1985
Description:

Tree 7 m high on edge of yuca plantation. Branches densely covered in 2 types of creeper. Wood, very hard centre, dark. Very few white flowers with yellow centres, green berries. Bark used by indians for rolling tobacco in. tobacco in.
Identifiers:

GUID: 5e786b34-06ca-438e-8ee9-e2e74269dd4a
Map:

Georeferencing Method: Coordinates determined at another institution
Coordinates: (6, -65)

Distribution:

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