Tocoyena

  • Filed As

    Rubiaceae
    Tocoyena ?

  • Collector(s)

    A. Ortiz 51 with Gonzalo Cantincuz, Lorencio Cantincuz, Hernando Garcia, 16 Jan 1994

  • Location

    Ecuador. Esmeraldas. Awá Indigenous Territory. Community of Mataje.

  • Habitat

    Lowland pluvial rainforest.

  • Description

    Tree to 15m; flowers immature, green; fruits green and spherical. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    NCI samples:0CJS0393 (stem); 0CJS0394 (twig); 0CJS0395 (wood); 0CJS0396 (leaf)

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00201057

    Occurrence ID: dd0d40ec-d599-4af1-8a01-af6b6c4c5f6d

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Gentianales

  • Family

    Rubiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Tocoyena, ?, det B. M. Boom, 1996

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Esmeraldas

  • Locality

    Awá Indigenous Territory. Community of Mataje

  • Elevation

    Alt. 225 m. (738 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    1.25, -78.67

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r/	The New York Botanical Garden
Institute of Economic Botany
Plants of Ecuador
RUBIACEAE
Tocoyena sp.
det: B. M. Boom & S. Heald, 1996
ECUADOR. Esmeraldas Proyince. Awa Indigenous Territory.
Community of Mataje. Lowland pluvial rainforest. 0T°15'N, 78°40'W. 225 m.
Tree to 15m; flowers immature, green; fruits green and spherical.
NV: Agua [Awapit] (Inf. Gonzalo Cantincuz)
USES: Material for construction {wood}. Of houses. Material for carpentry {wood}.
For axe handles.
A. Ortiz 51, with Gonzalo Cantincuz, Lorencio	16-Jan-94
Cantincuz, Hernando Garcia
BOTANICAL	Fieldwork supported by U. S. National Cancer Institute (NCI) and
® A R D	Metropolitan	Life	Foundation
00201057 !