Tetrorchidium andimum Müll.Arg.

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Tetrorchidium andimum Müll.Arg.

  • Collector(s)

    H. T. Beck 2208 with Alonso Ortiz; Hipolito, Gonzalo, Lorencio & Julian Cantincuz, 28 Sep 1993

  • Location

    Ecuador. Esmeraldas. Awá Reserve. Comunidad de Mataje.

  • Habitat

    Primary, humid, lowland rain forest.

  • Description

    Tree to 3m with white latex; bark thin, greenish-white; fruits green.

  • Specimen Notes

    SPECIMENS PRESERVED IN ALCOHOL.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 201118

    Occurrence ID: 35d9f2e5-b1f3-405a-850d-aab1691ff5d5

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Esmeraldas

  • Locality

    Awá Reserve. Comunidad de Mataje.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 216 m. (709 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    1.25, -78.67

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BOTANICAL
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The New York Botanical Garden
Institute of Economic Botany
Plants of Ecuador
EUPHORBIACEAE
Tetrorchidium andinum Muell. Arg.
det: D. C. Daly & A. Roberts, 1995
ECUADOR. Esmeraldas Province. Awá Reserve.
Comunidad de Mataje.. Primary, humid, lowland rain forest. SPECIMENS
PRESERVED IN ALCOHOL. 01°15'N, 78°40’W. 216 m.
Tree to 3m with white latex; bark thin, greenish-white; fruits green.
NV: None reported (Inf. Hipolito Cantincuz)
USES: Comestible for birds {fruit} (Inf. Gonzalo Cantincuz)
HEPORT ANY REIDENTIFICATION OF THIS VOUCHER
TO THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, NY
H. T. Beck 2208, with Alonso Ortiz; Hipolito,
Gonzalo, Lorencio & Julian Cantincuz
28-Sep-93
Fieldwork supported by U. S. National Cancer Institute (NCI) and
Metropolitan Life Foundation
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