Omphalea diandra L.
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Filed As
Euphorbiaceae
Omphalea diandra L. -
Collector(s)
B. M. Boom 5077, 20 Apr 1984
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Location
Bolivia. El Beni. Vaca Díez Prov. Vicinity of the Chácobo village Alto Ivon.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 4084524
Occurrence ID: a386e3c9-872f-479f-808b-0aa6eb3b6a88
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Malpighiales
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Family
Euphorbiaceae
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All Determinations
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Region
South America
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Country
Bolivia
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State/Province
El Beni
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County/Municipio
Vaca Díez Prov.
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Locality
Vicinity of the Chácobo village Alto Ivon
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Elevation
Alt. 200 m. (656 ft.)
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Coordinates
-11.75, -66.03
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Location Notes
[South America]
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Distribution
1^1 S® iRUti comcnow ^ The New York Botanical Garden Institute of Economic Botany PLANTS OF BOLIVIA Ethnobotany of the Chacobo Indians No. 5077 t“l?hoyb'iax:{<i£ 04084524 BOTANICAL Field Museum of Natural History Michael J. Huft 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. Liana. Reddish exudate from stem. Advanced secondary forest. Chacobo Name: Chimo. Local Spanish Name: Bejuco bianco. Use: Formerly worn around mens' wrists and ankles as ornaments. Medicinally, the bark scrapings are rubbed on an infection to reduce swelling. Brian M. Boom_Date 20 Apr- IQ «A Field work funded by the E.J. Noble Foundation 04084524
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Omphalea diandra L.