Eschweilera coriacea (DC.) S.A.Mori

  • Filed As

    Lecythidaceae
    Eschweilera coriacea (DC.) S.A.Mori

  • Collector(s)

    W. L. Balée 500 with B. Ribeiro, 06 Feb 1985

  • Location

    Brazil. Maranhão. Monção Mun. Basin of the Rio Turiaçu; Ka'apor Indian Reserve; 4 km NW of settlement of Urutawy.

  • Habitat

    Moist terra firme forest on mild slope.

  • Description

    Tree 29.3 cm DBH.

  • Specimen Notes

    Inventory voucher #1006 (Sterile)

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 04817226

    Occurrence ID: bcc59da8-f369-4896-9a23-749a901054a8

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Maranhão

  • County/Municipio

    Monção Mun.

  • Locality

    Basin of the Rio Turiaçu; Ka'apor Indian Reserve; 4 km NW of settlement of Urutawy

  • Coordinates

    -3.14045, -45.9635

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    17707

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Located Urutawy, 19km E of Post Guajá within Alto Turiaçu Reserve (Forline, 1997). Linear extent roughly found as halved dist. betwn coordinates + Ze Doca (nearby villages difficult to find). Offset coord. (4km NW) + uncert. found using MaNIS Georef Calc

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Distribution

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THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Institute of Economic Botany
PLANTS OF BRAZIL— State of Maranhao
No. 500	Lecythidaceae
Eschweilera coriacea (A.P. de Candolle)
Martius ex Berg Det. S. Mori, 1986
Municipio de Monpad: Basin of the Rio Turiapu;
Ka'apor Indian Reserve; 4km NW of settlement of
Urutawy.
Moist terra firme forest on mild slope.
Tree 29-5 cm DBH.
Inventory voucher #1006 (Sterile)
Uses: Bark used as Blood coagulant; hark used as
firebrand.
n.v.: parawa'y
WiL. Balee & B.G. Ribeiro	6	Feb. 1985
Field work supported by Edward John Noble Foundation
04817226