Triplaris americana L.

  • Filed As

    Polygonaceae
    Triplaris americana L.

  • Collector(s)

    B. Maguire 56183 with J. Murça Pires; C.K. Maguire; N.T. Silva, 13 Aug 1963

  • Location

    Brazil. Goiás. Between Porangatu and Uruaçu, Belem-Brasília Highway.

  • Habitat

    Along margin of creek in savanna. Occasional.

  • Description

    Tree 6 m. high, 8 cm. diam, flowers greenish at base, reddish at apex, formicaria. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00864068

    Occurrence ID: f52ba92b-c514-4855-a4db-4a9a18ce685c

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Goiás

  • Locality

    Between Porangatu and Uruaçu, Belem-Brasília Highway.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 450 m. (1476 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -13.9812, -49.0907

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    60551.6

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Georeferenced to the approximate geographic midpoint of Belém-Brasilia road between the cities of Porangatu and Uruaçu, in Mun. Mara Rosa, Goiás. Used Google Maps - Earth View to locate the roads which directly connects Belém, Pará in the north with Brasilia, Federal District in the south. This route begins at the beginning of road BR-316 in Belém, then connects to roads BR-010 and BR-153, which lead south to Brasilia. Used the Google Maps - Measure Distance Tool to measure a straight line between the location where BR-153 comes closest to the approximate geographic center of the city of Porangatu (intersection of BR-153 and GO-244) and the location where BR-153 comes closest to the approximate geographic center of the city of Uruaçu (intersection of BR-153 and Av. Weimar Barroso), then halved this distance to find the midpoint of the line. Chose a point along BR-153 nearest to the midpoint of the line; used the Google Maps - What's Here Tool to find the coordinates of the midpoint of this route. Used the Google Maps - Measure Distance Tool again to find the linear extent by measuring from the selected coordinates to the farthest extent of this selection of road. Input coordinates, linear extent (60540.0 m), and measurement error (10 m) into the MaNIS Georeferencing Calculator to find the uncertainty radius.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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