Inga alba (Sw.) Willd.

  • Filed As

    Mimosaceae
    Inga alba (Sw.) Willd.

  • Collector(s)

    W. L. Balée 2660, 28 Sep 1986

  • Location

    Brazil. Maranhão. Monçao Mun. Urutawy, Ka'apor Indian Reserve, basin of Rio Turiaçu.

  • Habitat

    Old capoeira.

  • Description

    Large tree with fruits dispersed by monkeys; 33cm dbh. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 194528

    Occurrence ID: 16c16052-0500-4473-9ee1-ef35fc441f7e

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Fabales

  • Family

    Fabaceae

  • All Determinations

    Inga alba (Sw.) Willd.
    Note: !R. Barneby, 1988

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Maranhão

  • County/Municipio

    Monçao Mun.

  • Locality

    Urutawy, Ka'apor Indian Reserve, basin of Rio Turiaçu

  • Coordinates

    -3.16603, -45.9381

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    16792

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Located Urutawy village, 19 km E of Post Guajá within Alto Turiaçu Reserve (Forline, 1997). Linear extent roughly found as halved dist. betwn coordinates + Ze Doca (as villages within reserve are difficult to locate). Uncert. found using MaNIS Georef Calc

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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The New York Botanical Garden
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY
Comparative Bthnobotany of Tupi-Guarani Indians
Inga alba Willd.
MIMOSACEAE
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REPORT ANY REIDENTIFICATION OF THIS VOUCHER
TO THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, NY
BRAZIL, Maranhao. Mun. Mo^ao. Urutawy,
Ka’apor Indian Reserve, basin of Rio Turiagu.
Old capoeira.
Large tree with fruits dispersed by monkeys.
DBH: 33.0cm.
n.v.: xixirupe-’y.
USE: Comestible for man and game {fruit pulp}
Gluestuff for charcoal dye in Crescentia bowls {resin}
Fuelstuff {wood}
W. Balee 2660	September 28, 1986
Funds provided by the Edward John Noble Foundation
00194528