Sapotaceae

  • Filed As

    Sapotaceae

  • Collector(s)

    W. L. Balée 956, 15 May 1985

  • Location

    Brazil. Maranhão. Monção Mun. Basin of the Rio Turiaçu; Ka'apor Indian Reserve; within 7 km of the settlement of Urutawy.

  • Habitat

    Moist terra firme forest. Deep forest.

  • Description

    Very tall tree, 35 cm. dbh. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00196127

    Occurrence ID: 550c23b4-93aa-4e51-a2cf-2cbb6d2c4498

  • Local Name

    mirapirerhe'e'y

  • Language
    Kaapor
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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Ericales

  • Family

    Sapotaceae

  • All Determinations

    Sapotaceae det T. D. Pennington, 1987

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Maranhão

  • County/Municipio

    Monção Mun.

  • Locality

    Basin of the Rio Turiaçu; Ka'apor Indian Reserve; within 7 km of the settlement of Urutawy

  • Coordinates

    -3.16603, -45.9381

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    24337

  • 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 info (7km) entered into MaNIS Georef Calc to find uncert

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Distribution

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  • Level 1 Use

    OTHER SOCIOCULTURAL USES

  • Level 2 Use

    Unspecified (Other Sociocultural Uses)

  • Level 3 Use

    Charm

  • Use Notes

    parents of newborn drink tea made from bark so that child's soul will not be harmed

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PLANTS OF BRAZIL— State of Maranhao
No. 956	Sapotaceae
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BOTANICAL
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Municipio de Mongao: Basin of the Rio Turiagu;
Ka'apor Indian Reserve; within 7 km of the
settlement of Urutawy.
Moist terra firme forest
Habit: very tall tree, 35 cm DBH; deep forest
Inventory voucher #CG158 (Sterile)
Use: parents of newborn drink tea made from bark
so that child's soul will not be harmed
n.v.: mirapirerhe1e1y
W.L. Balée	15 May 1985
Field work supported by Edward John Noble Foundation
00196127