Inga alba (Sw.) Willd.

  • Filed As

    Mimosaceae
    Inga alba (Sw.) Willd.

  • Collector(s)

    W. L. Balée 2661, 28 Sep 1986

  • Location

    Brazil. Maranhão. Monçao Mun. Urutawy, Ka'apor Indian Reserve, basin of Rio Turiaçu.

  • Habitat

    Recent capoeira (3 years at most).

  • Description

    Large tree; 50cm dbh. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 194529

    Occurrence ID: 05a81dd1-04f8-4652-ab41-ec85e170bc83

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Fabales

  • Family

    Fabaceae

  • All Determinations

    Inga alba (Sw.) Willd.
    Note: !R. Barneby, 1988

  • 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

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BOTANICAL
w. Balee 2661	September 28, 1986
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BRAZIL, Maranhao. Mun. Mo^ao. Urutawy,
Ka’apor Indian Reserve, basin of Rio Turiagu
Recent capoeira (3 years at most).
Large tree.
DBH: 50.0cm.
n.v.: xixirupe-'y.
USE: Comestible for man and game {fruit}
Gluestuff for charcoal dye in Crescentia bowls {resin}
Fuelstuff {wood}
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