Lepidocaryum gracile Mart.

NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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Í4*§jid©e» Tfm «Tael*1®	,
Determined by Michael J. Balick	H/lé/79
Dept. Loreto, Prov. Maynas: Rio Yaguasyacu, affluent of Rio Ampiyacu.
j; Brillo Nuevo and vicinity, approx. lat. 2°40/, long. 72°00'
Arunkless* palm in Io forest, tierra firma, 2 m tall,
jginripe fruits, a few brown scales on underside of
pinnae near tase.
;;;^anish s * carana *
i Boras- 'ajihiha *
j Use: leaves for thatch, a good thatch of the
long lasting type. Petiole heated over fire
arid twisted to extract juice, which is put in
eye for eye infections. Said to he similar in
activity to an antibiotic. '
M.J• Balick,D.R. Allon,-J.P.Razon
[ECONOMIC HERBARIUM
OF
OAKES AMES
ECONOMIC BOTANY OF THE BORA INDIANS: PERU
No. 997
Lepidocaryum -tmnue Mart,
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