Miconia splendens (Sw.) Griseb.

  • Filed As

    Melastomataceae
    Miconia splendens (Sw.) Griseb.

  • Collector(s)

    B. M. Boom 4506, 20 Feb 1984

  • Location

    Bolivia. El Beni. Vaca Diez Prov. Vicinity of the Chacobo village Alto Ivon.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3459905

    Occurrence ID: 3447032f-1d3e-40f3-848c-5d90776a40ca

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Bolivia

  • State/Province

    El Beni

  • County/Municipio

    Vaca Diez Prov.

  • Locality

    Vicinity of the Chacobo village Alto Ivon

  • Elevation

    Alt. 200 m. (656 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -11.75, -66.03

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d4S0i	The New York Botanical Garden
The New York Botanical Garden
Institute of Economic Botany
PLANTS OF BOLIVIA
Ethnobotany of the Chacobo Indians
No. 4506	Melastomataceae
Dept, of Beni, Prov. of Vaca Diez. Vicinity of the Chacobo village Alto Ivon,
11°45'S 66#02'W. Tropical Wet Forest, terra firme. Elev. ca. 200 m.
Tree 10.0 cm x 10 m. Not buttressed. Outer
bark brown, scaly; inner bark flesh. No
exudate.
Advanced secondary forest. Voucher for ethno-
ecological forest inventory: Plot 85, Tree 578.
Chacobo Name: Bimichexe. Use: Fruits eaten.
Brian M. Boom__Pate9n Feb 1QB4
Field work funded by the E.J. Noble Foundation
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