Himatanthus articulatus (Vahl) Woodson

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Himatanthus articulatus (Vahl) Woodson

  • Collector(s)

    B. M. Boom 4398, 11 Feb 198?

  • Location

    Bolivia. El Beni. Vaca Díez Prov. Vicinity of the Chácobo village Alto Ivon.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4188773

    Occurrence ID: d9200523-5d5b-4cca-bfec-acc00b452995

  • 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

    Bolivia

  • State/Province

    El Beni

  • County/Municipio

    Vaca Díez Prov.

  • Locality

    Vicinity of the Chácobo village Alto Ivon

  • Elevation

    Alt. 200 m. (656 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -11.75, -66.03

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The New York Botanical Garden
Institute of Economic Botany
PLANTS OF BOLIVIA
Ethnobotany of the Chacobo Indians
~Sapotaeoe
No. 4398
Dept, of Beni, Prov. of Vaca Diez. Vicinity of the Chacobo village Alto Ivon,
11°45'S 66°02'W. Tropical Wet Forest, terra firme. Elev. ca. 200 m.
Tree 45.0 cm x 25 m. Not buttressed. Outer
bark rough with prominent boat-shaped fis-
sures, grey-brown; inner bark cream, mot-
tled with red. Exudate a white, sticky
latex.
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
88773
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HERBARIO UEC - UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DE CAMPINAS
MB Revisâo Taxonómica de Himatanthus Willld.
Advanced secondary forest. Voucher for ethno-
ecological forest inventory: Plot 44, Tree 305
Chacobo Name: Jihui Bepia. Use: Sap is used
to alleviate muscle pain; a cloth is soaked in
ex Schult.
# Himatanthus articulatus (Vahl) Woodson
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sap and is then applied to sore muscles.
Brian M. Boom	Date	H Feb 1984
Det.: A. P. Spina 2003
Field work funded by the E.J. Noble Foundation
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