Bellucia grossularioides (L.) Triana

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Bellucia grossularioides (L.) Triana

  • Collector(s)

    B. M. Boom 4285, 26 Jan 1984

  • Location

    Bolivia. El Beni. Vaca Diez Prov. Vicinity of the Chacobo village Alto Ivon.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02425812

    Occurrence ID: 4308abbb-bfc9-4a16-a39d-41a3c3dd37c5

  • 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

  • County/Municipio

    Vaca Diez Prov.

  • Locality

    Vicinity of the Chacobo village Alto Ivon

  • Elevation

    Alt. 200 m. (656 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -11.75, -66.03

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4285
The New York Botanical Garden
Institute of Economic Botany
PLANTS OF BOLIVIA
Ethnobotany of the Chacobo Indians
Melastoraataceae
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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 31.5 cm x 23 m. Not buttressed*
Outer bark tan, lenticellate; inner
bark reddish, soft, 1 cm thick. Flower
buds green. No exudate.
Advanced secondary forest. Voucher for
ethnoecological forest inventory: Plot
12, Tree 80. Chacobo Name: Huicama.
Use: fruits eaten.
,EW Vo £
botanica^
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
02425812
26 Jan 1984
Brian M. Boom
Date
Field work funded by the E.J. Noble Foundation
02425812