Triplaris americana L.

  • Filed As

    Polygonaceae
    Triplaris americana L.

  • Collector(s)

    M. N. Alexiades 21, 24 Sep 1988

  • Location

    Peru. Madre de Dios. Tambopata Prov. Comunidad nativa de Infierno. Hermosa Chica.

  • Habitat

    On river sand bank.

  • Description

    Myrmecophytic tree to 6m; leaves to 40cm; flower petals pale pink. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Specimen Notes

    NY conversion: (05/96) Orig. ALEXIADE record mistakenly named collector 'Alexiades, Michel'.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 196844

    Occurrence ID: b5d7f8e7-8320-437b-9ac2-f78d3b9d830e

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Caryophyllales

  • Family

    Polygonaceae

  • All Determinations

    Triplaris americana L. det R. A. Howard, 1990

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Peru

  • State/Province

    Madre de Dios

  • County/Municipio

    Tambopata Prov.

  • Locality

    Comunidad nativa de Infierno. Hermosa Chica

  • Elevation

    Alt. 260 m. (853 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -12.83, -69.28

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Triplaris americana L,
DET. RICHARD A. HOWARD
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The New York Botanical Garden
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY
Taabopata Ethnobotanical Survey
Triplaris americana
POLYGONACEAE
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
PERU» Madre de Dios. Tambopata. Comunidad
nativa de Infierno. Hermosa Chica. 12°50’S,
¿9°17’W. 00260m. On river sand bank.
Myrmecophytic
petals pale pi
tic tree to 6m; leaves to 4-Ocm; flower
ink.
n.v.i Tangarana ECastilianl.
USE; Fuefstuff {wood)
Elesent for roof framing (wood), Light and durable
Antidiarrheal/stofflachic (bark), Baric chewed/decoc. drunk
Michel Alexiades HI
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September 24, 19B8
Funds provided by the Edward John Noble Foundation
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