Mabea occidentalis Benth.

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Mabea occidentalis Benth.

  • Collector(s)

    A. Ortiz 74 with Mejia, O., Modesto Pascal, Hipolito Cantincuz, 21 Feb 1994

  • Location

    Ecuador. Esmeraldas. Awá Indigenous Territory. Community of Mataje. Ethnobotanical Inventory Site #2.

  • Habitat

    Primary, humid lowland rainforest.

  • Description

    Tree to 15m; trunk thick, bark strong; latex white, sticky.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 200957

    Occurrence ID: 9e60eb21-fd01-4189-8c4b-08f51c87b755

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Euphorbiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Mabea occidentalis Benth. det M. Montesdeoca, 1996

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Esmeraldas

  • Locality

    Awá Indigenous Territory. Community of Mataje. Ethnobotanical Inventory Site #2

  • Elevation

    Alt. 200 m. (656 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    1.25, -78.67

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The New York Botanical Garden
Institute of Economic Botany
Plants of Ecuador
EUPHORBIACEAE
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Mabea occidentalis Benth.
det: M. Montesdeoca, 1996
ECUADOR. Esmeraldas Province. Awa Indigenous Territory.
Community of Mataje. Ethnobotanical Inventory Site #2. Primary, humid lowland
rainforest.. 0d°15‘N, 78°40'W. 200 m.
Tree to 15m; trunk thick, bark strong; latex white, sticky.
NV: Diojilo 2 [Spanish] (Inf. Hipolito Cantincuz)
USES: Material for construction {wood}. For "palanca" (lever for canoes), axe
handle, plank, house materials ("mantaquero"- roof supports, "cerco'-railing)
Fuelstuff {wood}.
rtEPORT ANY REIDENTIFICATION OF THIS VOUCHER
TO THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY. NY
A. Ortiz 74, with Mejia, O., Modesto Pascal, Hipolito
Cantincuz
21-Feb-94
Fieldwork supported by U. S. National Cancer Institute (NCI) and
Metropolitan Life Foundation
00200957