Myrcia DC.

  • Filed As

    Myrtaceae
    Myrcia

  • Collector(s)

    W. L. Balée 847 with Anne Gely, 12 Apr 1985

  • Location

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

  • Habitat

    Moist terra firme forest.

  • Description

    Small forest tree; small red fruits (sweet). Edible fruit; wood is hard and straight and used as linking piece of arrow shaft and point Inventory voucher #CG52. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00906644

    Occurrence ID: 2331a9eb-4591-4289-b753-5c5b3667729f

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Myrtaceae

  • All Determinations

    Myrcia DC. det L. R. Landrum, 1987

    Eugenia L.

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Maranhão

  • County/Municipio

    Monção Mun.

  • Locality

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

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cf. Myrcia
det. L. Landrum, 1987
THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Institute of Economic Botany
PLANTS OF BRAZIL— State of Maranhao
No. 847	Myrtaceae
Eugenia
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: small forest tree; small red fruits (sweet)
Inventory voucher #=CG52 (Fertile)
Use: edible fruit; wood is hard and straight and
used as linking piece of arrow shaft and point
n.v.: u1ityma
W.L. Bal£e & Anne Gely	12 April 1985
Field work supported by Edward John Noble Foundation
00906644