Schefflera morototoni (Aubl.) Maguire, Steyerm. & Frodin

  • Filed As

    Araliaceae
    Schefflera morototoni (Aubl.) Maguire, Steyerm. & Frodin

  • Collector(s)

    B. M. Boom 4468, 17 Feb 1984

  • Location

    Bolivia. El Beni. Prov. of Vaca Diez. Vicinity of the Chácobo village ALto Ivon.

  • Habitat

    Tropical wet forest, terra firme. Advanced secondary forest.

  • Description

    Tree 61.5 cm X 25 m. Not buttressed. Outer bark light brown, smooth; inner bark cream mottled with orange, 2 cm thick. No exudate. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Specimen Notes

    Voucher for ethno-ecological forest inventoru: Plot 67, tree 455

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 617249

    Occurrence ID: 142b0c94-95bf-4cab-8f59-2e23fd62d1e4

  • 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

    Bolivia

  • State/Province

    El Beni

  • Locality

    Prov. of Vaca Diez. Vicinity of the Chácobo village ALto Ivon

  • Elevation

    Alt. 200 m. (656 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -11.75, -66.03

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4468
The New York Botanical Garden
Institute of Economic Botany
PLANTS OF BOLIVIA
Ethnobotany of the Chacobo Indians
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Dept, of Beni, Prov. of Vaca Diez. Vicinity of the Chacobo village Alto Ivon,
11°45'S 66*02'W. Tropical Wet Forest, terra firme. Elev. ca. 200 m.
Tree 61.5 cm x 25 m. Not buttressed. Outer
bark light brown, smooth; inner bark cream
mottled with orange, 2 cm thick. No exudate.
Advanced secondary forest. Voucher for ethno-
ecological forest inventory: Plot 67, Tree 455.
Chacobo Name: Nahuabexe. Use: Bark scrapings
are boiled and the cooled decoction is dripped
into the ear to cure earache.
NfyyVORK.BOTANICAL GARDEN
00617249
Brian M. Boom
Date 17 Feb 1984
Field work funded by the E..I. Noble Foundation
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