Mabea occidentalis Benth.

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Mabea occidentalis Benth.

  • Collector(s)

    A. Ortiz 61 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 smooth; twigs with scars, bark strong; latex white, sticky.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 200982

    Occurrence ID: d4fcfccd-b9af-4fba-bda4-9bbc6e9db9fa

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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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BOTANICAL
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TOTHE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, NY
The New York Botanical Garden
Institute of Economic Botany
Plants of Ecuador
euphorbiaceae
Mabea occidentalis Benth.
det: M. Montesdeoca, 1996
ECUADOR. Esmeraldas Province. Awa Indigenous Territory.
Community of Mataje. Ethnobotanicai Inventory Site #2. Primary, humid lowlanH
rainforest.. 01°15'N, 78°40'W. 200 m.
Tree to 15m; trunk thick, bark smooth; twigs with scars, bark strong; latex white»
sticky.	’
NV: Diojilo 1 [Spanish] (Inf. Modesto Pascal)
USES: Fuelstuff {wood}. Material for construction {wood}. Of house materials
("cerco"- railing, "mantaqueros"-roof supports, "barengas'-support posts)
A. Ortiz 61, with Mejia, O., Modesto Pascal, Hipólito
Cantincuz
Fieldwork supported by U. S. National Cancer Institute (NCI) and
Metropolitan Life Foundation
00200982