Omphalea diandra L.

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  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Omphalea diandra L.

  • Collector(s)

    B. M. Boom 5077, 20 Apr 1984

  • Location

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

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4084524

    Occurrence ID: a386e3c9-872f-479f-808b-0aa6eb3b6a88

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Euphorbiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Omphalea diandra L.

  • 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

  • Location Notes

    [South America]

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The New York Botanical Garden
Institute of Economic Botany
PLANTS OF BOLIVIA
Ethnobotany of the Chacobo Indians
No. 5077
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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
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