Swartzia arborescens (Aubl.) Pittier

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Brazil

• State/Province

  Rondônia

• Locality

  Rio dos Pacaás Novos, above the first cachoeira; forest on terra firme between the river and the base of the Serra dos Pacaás Novos.

• Elevation

  Alt. 220 m. (722 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -10.9794, -63.7693

• Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

  25684.7

• Georeferencing Method

  Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Unable to find the precise location of the "first" waterfall of Rio Pacaás Novos. Georeferenced to the portion of the Rio Pacaás Novos within the mountainous area of Serra dos Pacaás Novos. Using Google Maps - Terrain and Satellite Views, located Rio Pacaás Novos within the region of Serra dos Pacaás Novos in Rondônia. Used the Distance Measurement Tool (Google Maps) to measure a straight line between the beginning of the river within the mountainous area and the headwaters of the river (also located within mountainous region), then halved this distance to find the midpoint of the line. Chose a point along the river nearest to the midpoint of the line; used Canadensys Lat/Long Crosshairs to find the coordinates, on the adjacent shore of the river (collection assumed to be terrestrial). Input coordinates, linear extent (25682.6 m), and measurement error (0.5 m) into the MaNIS Georeferencing Calculator to find the uncertainty radius.

• Geodetic Datum

  WGS84

• Distribution

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PLANTS OF RONDONIA, BRAZIL Collected for Projeto Flora Amazônica by William R. Anderson and Gordon D. McPherson
Swartzia arborescens (Aubl.) Pittier det. R. S. Cowan, 1979
Rio dos Pacaás Novos, above the first cachoeira; forest on terra firme between the river and the base of the Serra dos Pacaás Novos; elevation ca. 220 m.
Tree 7 m tall; buds and fruits green.
William R. Anderson 12150	17 March 1978
Collected with the support of the National Science Foundation, the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnológico, The New York Botanical Garden, the Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, The University of Michigan, the Museu Goeldi, and the University of Southwestern Louisiana, and with the collaboration of C. Damiao, J. Ramos, W. Reese, and J. Ubiratan.