Pouteria venosa subsp. amazonica T.D.Penn.

  • Filed As

    Sapotaceae
    Pouteria venosa subsp. amazonica T.D.Penn.

  • Collector(s)

    W. L. Balée 2673, 03 Oct 1986

  • Location

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

  • Habitat

    Forest.

  • Description

    Tree; 8 cm. dbh. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00195222

    Occurrence ID: 43382742-3f40-4f54-8c54-b6b4409e1339

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  • 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 Ethnobotany of Tupi-Guarani Indians
BOTANICAL
Garden
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BRAZIL, Maranhao. Mun. Mon^o. Urutawy,
Ka'apor Indian Reserve, basin of Rio Turiagu.
Forest.
Tree.
DBH: 3.Ocm.
1,?.i akuxi-tyrywa-hu-’y ("big agouti food tree"),
USE: Comestible for tortoise, tapir, deer, and paca {fruit}
Fuelstuff (wood)
W. Balee 2673	October 3, 1986
Funds provided by the Edward John Noble Foundation
N^YORK botanical garden
00195222
VOUCHE
NY
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