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; 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

• 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

  FUELS/LUMINARIES

• Level 2 Use

  Fuelwood

• Level 3 Use

  Fuelstuff

• Use Notes

  Bark used as firebrand

THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Institute of Economic Botany
PLANTS OP BRAZIL— State of Maranhao
No.
599
Leeythidaceae
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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BOTANICAL
Esehweilera coriacea (A.P. de Candolle)
Martius ex Berg Det. S. Mori, 1986
Municfpio de Monpao: Basin of the Rio Turiapu;
Ka'apor Indian Reserve; 4km NW of settlement of
Urutawy.
Moist terra firme forest on mild slope.
Tree 12.2 cm DBH.
Inventory voucher #902 (Sterile)
Uses: Bark used as blood coagulant; bark used as
firebrand*
n.v.f parawa'y
W.L. Balee & B.G. Ribeiro	5	Feb. 1985
Field work supported by Edward John Noble Foundatioi
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