Phyllanthus brasiliensis (Aubl.) Poir. subsp. brasiliensis

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Phyllanthus brasiliensis (Aubl.) Poir. subsp. brasiliensis

  • Collector(s)

    D. C. Daly 9913 with H. Kuchmeister, D. Gomes da Silva, L. Lima, E. Consuelo, 21 Mar 1999

  • Location

    Brazil. Acre. Santa Rosa do Purus Mun. Alto Rio Purus, Igarapé Itaúba, upriver from Santa Rosa, right bank.

  • Habitat

    Cultivated area on levee.

  • Description

    Cultivated tree 2 m (frequently pruned), flowers pale green, pendent. USE: Branchlets piled into a shallow hole and crushed with feet and/or pylons; resulting mass put in streams as a fish poison. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02899261

    Occurrence ID: 1da6bcd6-1fff-4651-a582-76615fe7bb61

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Phyllanthaceae

  • All Determinations

    Phyllanthus brasiliensis (Aubl.) Poir. subsp. brasiliensis det G. L. Webster, 31 Dec 2003
    Note: cited in Webster, G. 2003. A Synopsis of Phyllanthus sect. Nothoclema (Euphorbiaceae). Lundellia 6: 19-36.

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Acre

  • County/Municipio

    Santa Rosa do Purus Mun.

  • Locality

    Alto Rio Purus, Igarapé Itaúba, upriver from Santa Rosa, right bank.

  • Coordinates

    -9.4869, -70.5036

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Euphorbiaceae
Phyllanthus brasiliensis (Aubl.) Poir. subsp. brasiliensis
det: G. L. Webster, 31 Dec 2003
D. C. Daly 9913
Flora of Acre, Brazil
The New York Botanical Garden
Universidade Federal do Acre
No. 9913
Euphorbiaceae
Phyllanthus
Brazil. Acre, Mim. Santa Rosa: Alto Rio Purus, Igarape
Itauba, upriver from Santa Rosa, right bank. ca.
9°29’13"S, 70°30’13"W. Cultivated area on levee.
Cultivated tree 2 m (frequently pruned), flowers pale
green, pendent.
Use: Branchlets piled into a shallow hole and crushed with
feet and/or pylons; resulting mass put in streams as a fish
poison.
N.V.: tingui [Portuguese]
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
uaka [Kulina]
D. C. Daly, H. Kuchmeister, D. Gomes da Silva,
L. Lima & E. Consuelo
21 Mar 1999
Supported by the National Science Foundation
02899261
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