Byrsonima crassifolia (L.) Kunth

  • Filed As

    Malpighiaceae
    Byrsonima crassifolia (L.) Kunth

  • Collector(s)

    B. M. Boom 6261, 05 Oct 1985

  • Location

    Venezuela. Bolívar. Cedeño Mun. Vicnity of Panare village of Corozal, 6 km from Maniapure toward Caicara.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 04271786

    Occurrence ID: b42370a3-8516-4b8e-bd82-be1393960ed4

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Bolívar

  • County/Municipio

    Cedeño Mun.

  • Locality

    Vicnity of Panare village of Corozal, 6 km from Maniapure toward Caicara

  • Elevation

    Alt. 90 m. (295 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    6.92, -66.5

  • Location Notes

    [South America]

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The New York Botanical Garden
PLANTS OF VENEZUELA
Ethnobotany of the Panare Indians
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
04271786
No. 6261	Malpighiaceae
Byrsonima crassifolia (L.) H.B.K.
det. B. Boom, 1985
Edo. Bolívar: Dist. Cedeño, vicinity of Panare
village of Corozal, 6 km from Maniapure toward
Caicara, 6°55'N, 66°30'W. Semideciduous forest
on granitic slopes and savanna, 90-400 m elev.
Savanna. 90 m elev. Tree 4 m tall, 15.7 cm
dbh. Outer bark dark brown, hard; inner bark
very red, fibrous, soft. Plot 25, Tree 317.
n.v.: waayayo'. Edible fruit. Red dye for
painting decorative baskets.
Brian Boom & Margot Grillo_^ no+. 1985
In collaboration with Herbario Ovalles (MYF).
Funded by The Charles A. Lindbergh Fund, Inc.
04271786