Myrcia splendens (Sw.) DC.

  • Filed As

    Myrtaceae
    Myrcia splendens (Sw.) DC.

  • Collector(s)

    B. C. Bennett 3664 with Patricia Gomez Andrade, 01 Apr 1989

  • Location

    Ecuador. Morona Santiago. Centro Shuar Yukutais. Ca 8km south of Sucua, west side of Rio Upana.

  • Description

    Small shrub; leaves to 6cm, glabrous;inflorescence cymose; flower buds immature. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Specimen Notes

    Deposited at NY 05/13/1997

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 41824

    Occurrence ID: d51deb4b-e1e7-45b8-b6d3-32da972885d4

  • Local Name

    saka, pakatmaya saka

  • Language
    Shuar, Shuar
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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Myrtaceae

  • All Determinations

    Myrcia splendens (Sw.) DC. det L. R. Landrum, 1993
    Note: det. Myrcia sp. in ms.

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Morona Santiago

  • Locality

    Centro Shuar Yukutais. Ca 8km south of Sucua, west side of Rio Upana

  • Coordinates

    -3.5, -78.17

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  • Level 1 Use

    ANIMAL FOOD AND FEED

  • Level 2 Use

    Unspecified (Animal Food and Feed)

  • Level 3 Use

    Forage

  • Use Notes

    Animals eat the fruits

  • Level 1 Use

    FUELS/LUMINARIES

  • Level 2 Use

    Unspecified (Fuels/Luminaries)

  • Level 3 Use

    Fuelstuff

  • Use Notes

    The stem is used for firewood

  • Level 1 Use

    FOOD/FOOD ADDITIVES/BEVERAGES

  • Level 2 Use

    Unspecified (Food/Food Additives/Beverages)

  • Level 3 Use

    Comestible

  • Use Notes

    People eat the fruits

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