Eschweilera coriacea (DC.) S.A.Mori

  • Filed As

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

  • Collector(s)

    W. L. Balée 415 with B. Ribeiro, 05 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

    Tree 17.4 cm DBH.

  • Specimen Notes

    Inventory voucher #919 (Sterile)

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 04817249

    Occurrence ID: 40795738-eac1-41c1-93c4-f3d04c33407e

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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

  • Distribution

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THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Institute of Economic Botany
PLANTS OF BRAZIL— State of Maranhao
No. 415	Lecythidaeeae
Eschweilera coriacea (A>p> de Candolle)
, Martius ex, Berg .Det. S. Mori, 1986
Municipio de Monpao: BAsm of the Rio Tunaju;
Ka'apor Indian Reserve; 4km NW of settlement of
Urutawy.
Moist terra firme forest on mild slope.
Tree 17*4 cm DBH.
Inventory voucher #919 (Sterile)
Uses: Bark used as blood coagulant; bark used as
firebrand.
n.v.: parawa'y
W.L. Balee & B.G. Ribeiro	5	Feb. 1985
Field work supported by Edward John Noble Foundation
04817249