Ochroma pyramidale (Cav. ex Lam.) Urb.

• Region

  West Indies

• Country

  Dominica

• Locality

  Carib Territory. Ridge Road. Bataka. Roadside.

• Coordinates

  15.5, -61.2638

• Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

  956.74

• Georeferencing Method

  Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide (Zermoglio et. Unable to locate Ridge road, georeferenced to the center of Bataka.

• Geodetic Datum

  WGS84

• Location Notes

  [West Indies]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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The New York Botanical Garden
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY
PLANTS OF DOMINICA
BOMBACACEAE
Ochroma pyramidale (Cav.) Urb. det. James Higgins. 1996
WEST INDIES, Dominica. Carib Territory. Ridge Road.
Bataka. Roadside. Full light, moist soil, slope.
Tree to 15m, dbh 25 cm; flower petals pale yellow; stamens yellow, heavily powdered; bark smooth, gray.
n.v.: Bwa Flot [Creole].
Balsa [English],
USE: Stuffing for pillow and mattresses {fruit}.
Material for construction {light wood}. Used to construct boats and rafts.
NCI Sample codes: 121a LF(0CUM0127): 121b WD(0CUM0126).
121c BK(OCUM0124): 121d TWC0CUM0125); 121e RT(0CUM0123)
James Higgins 121	January 22, 1994
with Prosper Paris
Fieldwork supported by U.S. National Cancer Institute (NCI) and Metropolitan Life Foundation<<<OCR