Protium decorum Daly

  • Filed As

    Burseraceae
    Protium decorum Daly

  • Collector(s)

    W. L. Balée 855 with A. Gely, 10 Apr 1985

  • Location

    Brazil. Maranhão. Monção Mun. Basin of the Rio Turiaçu; Ka'apor Indian Reserve; within 7 km of the settlement of Urutawy. Edge of black water igarapé.

  • Habitat

    Moist terra firme forest.

  • Description

    Small tree. Fertile. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Inventory voucher #CG59

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 929624

    Occurrence ID: 9eb38c2e-9f25-4652-87d2-4be1617134e1

  • Related Publications

    [Article] Prance, Ghillean T., et al. 1987. Quantitative Ethnobotany and the Case for Conservation in Amazonia. Conservation Biol. 1 (4): 269-310.

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Maranhão

  • County/Municipio

    Monção Mun.

  • Locality

    Basin of the Rio Turiaçu; Ka'apor Indian Reserve; within 7 km of the settlement of Urutawy. Edge of black water igarapé.

  • Coordinates

    -3.16603, -45.9381

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    24337

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Located Urutawy, 19km E of Post Guajá within Alto Turiaçu Reserve (Forline, 1997). Linear extent roughly found as halved dist. betwn coordinates + Ze Doca (nearby villages difficult to find). Offset info (7km) entered into MaNIS Georef Calc to find uncert

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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New York Botanical Garden
Protium decorum Daly
Brlttonia, DOI 10.1007/s 12228-017-9479-z
Verified 2017, D. Daly
PARATYPE
THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Institute of Economic Botany
PLANTS OF BRAZIL— State of Maranhao
No. 855
Burseraceae
Protium sagotianum March.
Municipio de Mongao: Basin of the Rio Turiagu;
Ka'apor Indian Reserve; within 7 km of the
settlement of Urutawy.
Moist terra firme forest
Habit: small tree, edge of black water igarape
Inventory voucher #CG59 (Fertile)
Use: Edible fruit (very sweet); firewood
n.v.: kandeiaka'y (fat kandei tree)
W.L. Balée & Anne Gely	10 April 1985
Field work supported by Edward John Noble Foundation
00929624