Eschweilera antioquensis Dugand & Daniel

  • Filed As

    Lecythidaceae
    Eschweilera antioquensis Dugand & Daniel

  • Collector(s)

    A. Ortiz 78 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; fruit pendulons on trunk, brown; seeds with yellow-white aril.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 200725

    Occurrence ID: b04224c7-4038-4c81-988d-e73984866ef4

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  • 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	I
Institute of Economic Botany	I
Plants of Ecuador	I
LECYTHIDAC EAE
Eschweilera antioquensis Dugand & H. Daniel	I
det: M. Montesdeoca, 1996
ECUADOR. Esmeraldas Province. Awá Indigenous Territory.
Community of Mataje. Ethnobotanical Inventory Site #2. Primary, humid lowland	I
rainforest.. 01°15K78o40'W. 200 m.
Tree to 15m; fruit pendulous on trunk, brown; seed small w/yellow-White aril.
NV’ Tete [Awapit] (Inf. Hipólito Cantincuz)
i iqpc. Fuelstuff {wood}. Material for construction {wood}. Used to make	houses	J
("modre," "mantaquero"-roof supports, "cerco"-railing) Comestible {fruit}. Eaten by
parrot, "guanta," "panchana".
A. Ortiz 78, with Mejia, 0., Modesto Pascal, Hipólito	21-Feb-94
Cantincuz	v
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