Chaetocarpus echinocarpus (Baill.) Ducke

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Chaetocarpus echinocarpus (Baill.) Ducke

  • Collector(s)

    B. M. Boom 5043, 18 Apr 1984

  • Location

    Bolivia. El Beni. Vaca Díez Prov. Vicinity of the Chácobo village Alto Ivon.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3950300

    Occurrence ID: 7a579f7d-691b-4378-ad39-45640c7449e5

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Bolivia

  • State/Province

    El Beni

  • County/Municipio

    Vaca Díez Prov.

  • Locality

    Vicinity of the Chácobo village Alto Ivon

  • Elevation

    Alt. 200 m. (656 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -11.75, -66.03

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The New York Botanical Garden
Chaetocarpus echinocarpus (Baill.) Ducke
det. B. Boom, 1996
The New York Botanical Garden
Flacourtiac
Casearia combaymensis Tul.
det. B. Boom, 1985
The New York Botanical Garden
Institute of Economic Botany
PLANTS OF BOLIVIA
Ethnobotany of the Chacobo Indians
No. 5043	Chrysj	aceae
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 15 cm x 13 m. Not buttressed. Outer bark
rough, brown, fissurred; inner bark brittle,
pinkish. No exudate. Flowers with petals
translucent white? anthers brownish, filaments
translucent white. Stigmas and styles white.
Disk orange. Advanced secondary forest.
Chacobo Name: Jihui Pohi.
Use: Wood serves as a fuel for cooking.
18 Apr 1984
Brian M. Boom	Date
Field work funded by the E.J. Noble Foundation
03950300