Hirtella eriandra Benth.

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Brazil

• State/Province

  Maranhão

• County/Municipio

  Monçao Mun.

• Locality

  Urutawy, Ka'apor Indian Reserve, basin of Rio Turiaçu

• Coordinates

  -3.16603, -45.9381

• Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

  16792

• Georeferencing Method

  Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Located Urutawy village, 19 km E of Post Guajá within Alto Turiaçu Reserve (Forline, 1997). Linear extent roughly found as halved dist. betwn coordinates + Ze Doca (as villages within reserve are difficult to locate). Uncert. found using MaNIS Georef Calc

• Geodetic Datum

  WGS84

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

RËPORT ANY REIDENTIFICATION OF THIS VOUCH’’
TO THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, NY~
NEW YORK BOTANK^ GARDEN
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BOTANICAL
BRAZIL, Maranhao. Mun. Mon^ao. Urutawy,
Ka’apor Indian Reserve, basin of Rio Turiagu.
Small tree.
DBH: 2.0cm.
n.v.: akuxi-ynga ("agouti inga").
USE: Comestible for Chiropotes & howler monkeys, bats {fruit}
Fuelstuff {wood}
W. Balée 2658	September 27, 1986
The New York Botanical Garden
Hirtella
Det. G. T. Prance	:S^ »P?
The New York Botanical Garden	£%
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY	S4
Comparative Ethnobotany of Tupi-Guarani Indians
CHRYSOBALANACEAE
Hirtella eriandra Benth.
Funds provided by the Edward John Noble Foundation
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