Coccoloba obovata Kunth

  • Filed As

    Polygonaceae
    Coccoloba obovata Kunth

  • Collector(s)

    A. Ortiz 79 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 with aerial roots; trunk bark strong; twig bark strong; latex none.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 200794

    Occurrence ID: b5a00f44-3822-453b-81bc-208332e9b543

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Caryophyllales

  • Family

    Polygonaceae

  • All Determinations

    Coccoloba obovata Kunth det M. Montesdeoca, 1996

  • 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
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REPORT ANY REIDENTIFICATION OF THIS VOUCHER
TO THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, NY
Plants of Ecuador
Tree to 10m with aerial roots; trunk bark strong; twig bark strong; latex none.
Fieldwork supported by U. S. National Cancer Institute (Nqi) and
Metropolitan Life Foundation
Coccoloba obovata H. B. & K.
det: M. Montesdeoca, 1996
ECUADOR. Esmeraldas Province. Awa Indigenous Territory.
Community Of Mataje. Ethnobotanical Inventory Site #2. Primary, humid lowland
rainforest.. 01o15'N, 78o40'W> 200 m.
NV: Palo Tortuga [Spanish} (Inf. Hipólito Cantincuz)
USf S: Fuelstuff {wood}. Material for construction {wood}. Used to make traps,
"puntal de chiro".
POLYGONACEAE
21-Feb-94
A. Ortiz 79, with Mejia, 0., Modesto Pascal, Hipólito
Cantincuz