Jacaratia digitata (Poepp. & Endl.) Solms
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Filed As
Caricaceae
Jacaratia digitata (Poepp. & Endl.) Solms -
Collector(s)
D. C. Daly 10030 with H. Kuchmeister, D. Gomes da Silva, L. Lima & E. Consuelo, 24 Mar 1999
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Location
Brazil. Acre. Santa Rosa do Purus Mun. Rio Purus, left bank, Seringal Santa Helena.
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Habitat
Restinga -- forest on high terrace, level terrain, reportedly regenerating from dominant arborescent bamboo die-back 2-3 years ago.
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Description
Tree. Tree 12 m x 15 cm, trunk and branches spiny, fruits pendent, spindle-shaped, to 8 cm long. USE1: Comestible -- Pulp of fruit sweet, edible. USE2: Medicinal -- immature fruits ingested to expel intenstinal worms. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.
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Specimen Notes
[See NY barcode 763529: Separate Fruits]
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 763516
Occurrence ID: 4b37aac5-93b8-45b7-969a-01895509fb86
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Feedback
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Brassicales
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Family
Caricaceae
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All Determinations
Jacaratia digitata (Poepp. & Endl.) Solms det J. A. Kallunki, 2003
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Region
South America
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Country
Brazil
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State/Province
Acre
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County/Municipio
Santa Rosa do Purus Mun.
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Locality
Rio Purus, left bank, Seringal Santa Helena.
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Coordinates
-9.1303, -70.1769
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Distribution
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Jacaratia digitata (Poepp. & Endl.) Solms