Eschweilera coriacea (DC.) S.A.Mori

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Brazil

• State/Province

  Maranhão

• County/Municipio

  Monção Mun.

• Locality

  Basin of the Rio Turiaçu; Ka'apor Indian Reserve; 4km NW of settlement of Urutawy

• Coordinates

  -3.14045, -45.9635

• Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

  17707

• Georeferencing Method

  Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Located Urutawy, 19km E of Post Guajá within Alto Turiaçu Reserve (Forline, 1997). Linear extent roughly found as halved dist. betwn coordinates + Ze Doca (nearby villages difficult to find). Offset coord. (4km NW) + uncert. found using MaNIS Georef Calc

• Geodetic Datum

  WGS84

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

• Level 1 Use

  MEDICINES

• Level 2 Use

  Blood System Effects/Disorders

• Level 3 Use

  Coagulant

• Use Notes

  Bark used as blood coagulant

• Level 1 Use

  MEDICINES

• Level 2 Use

  Digestive System Effects/Disorders

• Level 3 Use

  Antidiarrheal

• Use Notes

  antidiarrhetic

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THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Institute of Economic Botany
PLANTS OF BRAZIL— State of Maranhao
Lecythidaceae
Eschweilera coriacea (A. P. de Candolle)
Martius ex Berg Bet« S. Mori, 1986
Municlpio de Mongao: Basin of the Rio Turiagu;
Ka'apor Indian Reserve; 4km NW of settlement of
Urutawy.
Moist terra firme forest on mild slope.
Tree 12.4 cm DBH.
Inventory voucher #618 (sterile)
Uses: Bark used as blood coagulant,anti—diarrhetic
n.v.: parawa’y hu
W.L. Balde & B.C. Ribeiro	30	Jan.	1985
Field work supported by John Edward Noble Foundation
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