Myrciaria

  • Filed As

    Myrtaceae
    Myrciaria

  • Collector(s)

    W. L. Balée 947, 11 May 1985

  • Location

    Brazil. Maranhão. Monçao Mun. Basin of the Rio Turiaçu; Ka'apor Indian Reserve; within 7 km of the settlement of Urutawy.

  • Habitat

    Moist terra firme forest.

  • Description

    Small tree of deep forest. Tea made form leaves and taken by mother to prevent post-partum hemorrhage. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.

  • Specimen Notes

    Inventory voucher #CG149

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00908374

    Occurrence ID: 22c21c23-7a7a-43f6-b3b1-d780e97495d7

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Myrtaceae

  • All Determinations

    Myrciaria det L. R. Landrum, 1987
    Note: Duplicate specimen at herb. ASU--56715 identified as such.

    Myrciaria tenella (DC.) O.Berg

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Maranhão

  • County/Municipio

    Monçao Mun.

  • Locality

    Basin of the Rio Turiaçu; Ka'apor Indian Reserve; within 7 km of the settlement of Urutawy

  • Coordinates

    -3.16603, -45.9381

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    24337

  • 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 info (7km) entered into MaNIS Georef Calc to find uncert

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Distribution

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Myrciaria
det. L. Landrum, 1987
THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Institute of Economic Botany
PLANTS OF BRAZIL— State of Maranhao
No. 947	Myrtaceae
Myrciaria tenella (DC) Berg
Municipio de Mongao: Basin of the Rio Turiagu;
Ka'apor Indian Reserve; within 7 km of the
settlement of Urutawy.
Moist terra firme forest
Habit: small tree of deep forest
Inventory voucher #CG149 (Sterile)
Use: Tea made from leaves and taken by mother
to prevent post-parturn hemorrhage
n.v.: miraki'i
W.L. Bal€e	11 May 1985
Field work supported by Edward John Noble Foundation
00908374