Carapa guianensis Aubl.

  • Filed As

    Meliaceae
    Carapa guianensis Aubl.

  • Collector(s)

    W. L. Balée 406 with B.G. Ribeiro, 05 Feb 1985

  • Location

    Brazil. Maranhão. Monçao 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 14.2 cm DBH. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 196057

    Occurrence ID: add2d70e-4c73-448d-af3c-43063fcd0061

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Maranhão

  • County/Municipio

    Monçao 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

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Carapa gianensis Aubl.
Det: D. Kenfack
Systematic Revision of Carapa, 2008
Det. T. D. Pennington
THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Institute of Economic Botany
PLANTS OF BRAZIL— State of Maranhao
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Meliaceae
Carapa guianensis
Municipio de MongSo: Basin of the Rio Turiagu;
Ka'apor Indian Reserve; 4km NW of settlement of
Urutawy.
Moist terra firme forest on mild slope.
Tree 14.2 cm DBH.
Inventory voucher #910 (Sterile)
Uses: Oil in seeds used to treat sore throat; deer eat i
n.v.: andiro'y
W.L. Bal€e & B.G. Ribeiro	5 Feb. 1985
Field work supported by John Edward Noble Foundation
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