Eschweilera coriacea (DC.) S.A.Mori

  • Filed As

    Lecythidaceae
    Eschweilera coriacea (DC.) S.A.Mori

  • Collector(s)

    W. L. Balée 476 with B. Ribeiro, 06 Feb 1985

  • Location

    Brazil. Maranhão. Monção Mun. Basin of the Rio Turiaçu; Ka'apor Indian Reserve; 4 km NW of settlement of Urutawy.

  • Habitat

    Moist terra firme forest on mild slope.

  • Description

    12.6 cm DBH.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 04817272

    Occurrence ID: 7d76772b-0946-4c87-98f7-702a22c1e87c

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Maranhão

  • County/Municipio

    Monção Mun.

  • Locality

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

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THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
institute of Economic Botany
PLANTS OF BRAZIL— State of Maranhao
No. 476	Lecythidaceae
Eschweilera coriacea (A.P. de Candolle)
Martius ex Berg Det. S. Mori, 1986
Municipio de Monpao: Basin of the Rio Turiaju;
Ka'apor Indian Reserve; 4km NW of settlement of
Urutawy.
Moist terra firme forest on mild slope.
Tree 12.6 cm DBH.
Inventory voucher #982 (Sterile)
Uses: Bark used as blood coagulant; bark used as
firebrand.
n.v.: parawa’y
W.L. Balee & B.G. Ribeiro	6	Feb. 1985
Field work supported by Edward John Noble Foundation
04817272