Tachigali glauca Tul.

  • Filed As

    Caesalpiniaceae
    Tachigali glauca Tul.

  • Collector(s)

    W. L. Balée 39 with B. G. Ribeiro, 28 Jan 1985

  • Location

    Brazil. Maranhão. Monçao Mun. Basin of the Rio Turiaçu; Ka'apor Indian Reserve; 4km NW of settlement of Urutawy.

  • Habitat

    Moist terra firme forest on mild slope.

  • Description

    Tree 46.3 cm DBH.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1280103

    Occurrence ID: 9db587bc-f9cf-46b3-aefe-afa68686d9bf

  • Related Publications

    [Article] Prance, Ghillean T., et al. 1987. Quantitative Ethnobotany and the Case for Conservation in Amazonia. Conservation Biol. 1 (4): 269-310.

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Maranhão

  • County/Municipio

    Monçao Mun.

  • Locality

    Basin of the Rio Turiaçu; Ka'apor Indian Reserve; 4km NW of settlement of Urutawy

  • Coordinates

    -3.14045, -45.9635

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    17707

  • 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 coord. (4km NW) + uncert. found using MaNIS Georef Calc

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Distribution

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THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN	/ 60 j
Institute of Economic Botany
PLANTS OF BRAZIL— State of MaranhSo
No. 39	(/ Caesalpiniaceae
Tachigali mirmecophylla
Municipio de Mongao: Basin of the Rio Turiagu;
Ka'apor Indian Reserve; 4km NW of settlement of
Urutawy.
Moist terra firme forest on mild slope.
Tree 46.3 cm DBH.
Inventory voucher #551
Uses: Stings of ants which inhabit leaves used to
cure fever,
n.v.: taxi'y
W.L. Bal€e & B.G. Ribeiro	28 Jan. 1985
Field work supported by John Edward Noble Foundation
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
01280103