Phragmotheca fuchsii Cuatrec.

  • Filed As

    Malvaceae
    Phragmotheca fuchsii Cuatrec. vel. aff.

  • Collector(s)

    A. Ortiz 75 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 10m; trunk thick columnar, bark strong;.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 88780

    Occurrence ID: 5cd3a8ae-c6d3-432d-9268-5d1063b9dcda

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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

  • Distribution

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The New York Botanical Garden
Institute of Economic Botany
Plants of Ecuador
BOMBACACEAE
Phragmotheca fuchsii Cuatrecasas
det: H. f. Beck, 1996
ECUADOR. Esmeraldas Province. Awá Indigenous Territory.
Community of Mataje. Ethnobotanical Inventory Site #2. Primary, humid lowland
rainforest. 01°15'N, 78°40'W. 200 m.
Tree to 10m; temk thick columnar, bark strong;.
NV: Sare [Awapit] (Inf. Hipolito Cantincuz)
USES: Material for construction {wood}. For traps, "mantaquero" (roof supports).
Comestible {fruit}. Fuelstuff {wood}.
A. Ortiz 75, with Mejia, O., Modesto Pascal, Hipolito	21-Feb-94
Cantincuz
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BOTANICAL
Fieldwork supported by U. S. National Cancer Institute (NCI) and
Metropolitan Life Foundation
00088780