Eschweilera coriacea (DC.) S.A.Mori

  • Filed As

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

  • Collector(s)

    W. L. Balée 16 with B.G. Ribeiro, 28 Jan 1985

  • Location

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

  • Description

    Tree 14.0 cm DBH.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 05057260

    Occurrence ID: eb52f3fd-aa9c-4fae-bb4b-76b60d67ac59

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Maranhão

  • County/Municipio

    Monçao Mun.

  • Locality

    Basin of 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

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Moist terra firme forest on mild slope.
THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Institute of Economic Botany
PLANTS OF BRAZIL— State of MaranhSo
Lecythidaceae
Eschweilera coriacea (a. p. de Candolle)
Martius ex Berg; Det. S. Mori^ 1986
Municipio de MongSo: Basin of the Rio Turiagu;
Ka'apor Indian Reserve; 4km NW of settlement of
Urutawy.
Tree 14.0 cm DBH.
Inventory voucher #532 (Sterile)
Uses: Bark used as firebrand for burning swiddens•
bark used as blood coagulant; anti-diarrhetic
n.v.: parawa'y
W.L. Balde & B.G. Ribeiro	28	Jan. 1985
Field work supported by John Edward Noble Foundation
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
05057260
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