Phyllanthus brasiliensis (Aubl.) Poir. subsp. brasiliensis

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Venezuela

• State/Province

  Amazonas

• Locality

  San Carlos de Rio Negro, ca. 20 km S of confluence of Rio Negro and Brazo Casiquiare. In yard at Maquirino house, San Carlos

• Elevation

  Alt. 119 m. (390 ft.)

• Coordinates

  1.93, -67.05

• Location Notes

  [South America]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

Herbaria, University of California, Davis (DAY)
Phyllanthus brasiliensis (Aubl.) Poir.
ssp. brasiliensis
Det. Grady L. Webster	2003	*
Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientificas,
Caracas, Venezuela &
Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia, USA
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VENEZUELA, Territorio Federal Amazonas.
San Carlos de Rio Negro, ca. 20 km S of confluence of Rio Negro
and Brazo Casiquiare; lat. 1°56'N, long. 67°03'W; altitude 119 m;
(average rainfall 3400-3600 mm/year).
CULTIVATED. In yard at Maquirino house, San Carlos.
Tree, 3m high; 'sepals1 green, with wide white margins.
Powerful fish poison (barbasco) prepared from leaves,
[n.v.: escama de guavina (PM)].
Howard l. Clark 7881	18 April 1981
& Pedro Maquirino
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