Miconia laxivenula (Wurdack) Gamba & Almeda

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Miconia laxivenula (Wurdack) Gamba & Almeda comb. nov

  • Collector(s)

    B. C. Bennett 4046 with Patricia Gomez Andrade, Efrain Freire & J. C. Antich, 12 Mar 1990

  • Location

    Ecuador. Morona Santiago. Centro Shuar Yukutais. West of Pedro Kunkumas' house and south of school.

  • Habitat

    Growing in the understory. Primary, montane forest.

  • Description

    Shrub. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Specimen Notes

    Deposited at NY 05/12/1997; "Manuscript voucher of Bradley Bennett's "Ethnobotany of the Shuar of Eastern Ecuador." Plant Resources of Amazonian Ecuador."

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00041984

    Occurrence ID: 09a3f90b-52a6-4b9d-8cdf-972505743605

  • Local Name

    chinchak, muranya chinchak

  • Language
    Shuar, Shuar
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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Morona Santiago

  • Locality

    Centro Shuar Yukutais. West of Pedro Kunkumas' house and south of school

  • Elevation

    Alt. 900 m. (2953 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -2.5, -78.13

  • Distribution

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  • Level 1 Use

    ANIMAL FOOD AND FEED

  • Level 2 Use

    Unspecified (Animal Food and Feed)

  • Level 3 Use

    Forage

  • Use Notes

    Birds eat the fruits

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