Naucleopsis

  • Filed As

    Moraceae
    Naucleopsis

  • Collector(s)

    A. Ortiz 71 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 35m with buttress roots; trunk bark strong; latex watery cream.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 200785

    Occurrence ID: cd5a6ffc-615b-4287-aa31-e12d8b42488b

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Rosales

  • Family

    Moraceae

  • All Determinations

    Naucleopsis det H. T. Beck, 1996
    Note: "tamajuaio"

  • 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
Institute of Economic Botany
Plants of Ecuador
MORACEAE
Naucleopsis sp. nov. "tamajuaio"
det: H. T. Beck & M. Montesdeoea, 1996
ECUADOR. Esmeraldas Province. Awa Indigenous Territory.
Community of Mataje. Ethnobotanical Inventory Site #2. Primary, humid lowland
rainforest.. 01o15'N, 78°40’W. 200 m.
NEWYOPK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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HEPOKT ANY FEIDENTIFICATION OF THIS VOUCHER
TO THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, Nft
Tree to 35m with buttress roots; trunk bark strong; latex watery cream.
NV: Tamajuaio [Spanish] (Inf. Hipólito Cantincuz)
USES: Material for construction and carpentry {wood}. Used to make canoes,
"palanca" {lever for canoe), house materials ("mantaque ros'-roof supports, "tirilla"
small boards). Fuelstuff {wood}.
A. Ortiz 71, with Mejia, O., Modesto Pascal, Hipólito	21-Feb-94
Cantincuz
Fieldwork supported by U. S. National Cancer Institute (NCI) and
Metropolitan Life Foundation _
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