Carica papaya L.

  • Filed As

    Caricaceae
    Carica papaya L.

  • Collector(s)

    W. L. Balée 970, 05 Jun 1985

  • Location

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

  • Habitat

    Moist terra firme forest. Cultivated in house garden. River Basin.

  • Description

    Tree, small. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00088640

    Occurrence ID: 37cf6f30-eada-4159-9d47-aaedfbdc33e1

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Brassicales

  • Family

    Caricaceae

  • All Determinations

    Carica papaya L. det W. L. Balée, 1987
    Note: inventory voucher #CG172 (fertile)

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Maranhão

  • County/Municipio

    Monçao Mun.

  • Locality

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

  • 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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