Compsoneura

  • Filed As

    Myristicaceae
    Compsoneura

  • Collector(s)

    A. Ortiz 25 with Mery Montesdeoca, Gonzalo Cantincuz, Hernando Garcia, Modesto Pascal, 31 Oct 1994

  • Location

    Ecuador. Esmeraldas. Awá Indigenous Territory. Community of Mataje.

  • Habitat

    Lowland pluvial rainforest.

  • Description

    Tree to 20m. Latex red watery. Menthol odor.Scars on the branches.

  • Specimen Notes

    Specimens preserved in alcohol before drying

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00200780

    Occurrence ID: 68617966-6537-4f4a-8218-054daaf0b15e

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Magnoliales

  • Family

    Myristicaceae

  • All Determinations

    Compsoneura det D. Santamaría-Aguilar, 07/12/2021
    Note: (Atopa group)

    Ficus krukovii Standl. det A. Ortiz, 1996

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Esmeraldas

  • Locality

    Awá Indigenous Territory. Community of Mataje

  • Elevation

    Alt. 225 m. (738 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    1.25, -78.67

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Institute of Economic Botany
Plants of Ecuador
MORACEAE
Ficus krukovii Standley
det: A. Ortiz & M. Montesdeoca, 1996
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
ECUADOR. Esmeraldas Province. Awa Indigenous Territory.
Community of Mataje. Lowland pluvial rainforest. 01°15'N, 78°40'W. 225 m.
Tree. Latex red watery. Menthol odor. Scars on the branches.
NV: Omesaino [Awapit] (Inf. Hernando Garcia)
USES: Comestible {fruit}.Eaten by guatuso, tatabra, ardilla Construction {wood}.Of
house
00200780
HEP0RT ANY REIDENTIFICATION OF THIS VOUCHER»
TO THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, NY
A. Ortiz 25, with Mery Montesdeoca, Gonzalo
Cantincuz, Hernando Garcia, Modesto Pascal
31-Oct-94
Fieldwork supported by U. S. National Cancer Institute (NCI) and
Metropolitan Life Foundation
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