Tapirira fanshawei Sandwith

  • Filed As

    Anacardiaceae
    Tapirira fanshawei Sandwith ( isotype )

  • Collector(s)

    Illegible collector name Field No. F2732, 31 Oct 1947

  • Location

    Guyana. 90 mls. Bartica-Potaro Road.

  • Habitat

    Rocky ridge. Laterite of rocks a ravet type.

  • Description

    110' tree 16" dia. unbuttressed, basally swollen; leaflets chartaceous, glabrous - fruit in short drooping spikes, oblong - globose dark green (purple-black when ripe) glabrous - seed one in sweetish white mucilage. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Collection Notes

    Forest Department of British Guiana. "Record No." = 5531

  • Specimen Notes

    also occurs in mixed forest

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 50970

    Occurrence ID: 6a9feafb-9cea-4571-b947-e744a52e770c

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Guyana

  • Locality

    90 mls. Bartica-Potaro Road

  • Coordinates

    5.47508, -59.0157

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    8954.39

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Georeferenced to an offset of 90 mi along Carr. Bartica Potaro road from Bartica toward Potaro in Guyana. Used Google Maps - Map and Earth Views to locate the cities of Bartica and Potaro. Used the Google Maps - What's Here Tool to find coordinates of the approximate geographic center of Bartica. Used the Google Maps - Measure Distance Tool to find the linear extent by measuring from the selected coordinates to the farthest extent of Bartica (spatial boundaries provided by Google Maps). Moved selected geographic center coordinates to the closest point along the road (at the intersection of Carr. Bartica Potaro and 6th Avenue; see coordinates: 6.404421, -58.624901), then used Google Maps - Measure Distance Tool to measure approximately 90 mi (90.0 mi) along the road towards Potaro. Input coordinate source (locality description), coordinates, datum (WGS84), coordinate precision (0.00001 degrees), extent of named place (0.557084129 mi), measurement error (0.00621371 mi), and distance precision (10 mi) into the MaNIS Georeferencing Calculator to find uncertainty radius.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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