Myrcia mollis DC.

  • Filed As

    Myrtaceae
    Myrcia mollis DC.

  • Collector(s)

    B. M. Boom 4005, 19 Nov 1983

  • Location

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

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3908635

    Occurrence ID: e6ef4af8-40e4-40ca-9491-c90ac53f04dd

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Myrtaceae

  • All Determinations

    Myrcia mollis DC.

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Bolivia

  • State/Province

    El Beni

  • Locality

    Prov. Vaca Diez. 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
Institute of Economic Botany
PLANTS OF BOLIVIA
Ethnobotany of the Chacobo Indians
NFW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
03908635
Brian M. Boom_Date jg Nov. 1983
Field woric funded by the E.J. Noble Foundation
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.
Shrub 2m tall; fruits green, turning
blackish when mature.
Growing in village.
Chacobo Name: jihui pohi.
Uses: Semi-sweet berries are eaten when
mature. Sap from the stem is reportedly
used for toothache.
No. 4005	Myrtaceae
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03908635