Solanum proteanthum (Bohs) Bohs

  • Filed As

    Solanaceae
    Solanum proteanthum (Bohs) Bohs

  • Collector(s)

    B. M. Boom 4054, 01 Dec 1983

  • Location

    Bolivia. El Beni. Vaca Díez Prov. Vicinity of Chácobo village Alto Ivon.

  • Habitat

    Tropical wet forest. Terra firme. Secondary forest.

  • Description

    Shrub 2m tall. Fruits green. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 725722

    Occurrence ID: f4a54e98-15dc-46bc-b30b-22dc8e57eae5

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Bolivia

  • State/Province

    El Beni

  • County/Municipio

    Vaca Díez Prov.

  • Locality

    Vicinity of Chácobo village Alto Ivon.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 200 m. (656 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -11.75, -66.03

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The New York Botanical Garden
Cyphomandra oblongifolia Bohs
cited in Systematic Botany 13: 272.
Paratype
The New York Botanical Garden
Institute of Economic Botany
PLANTS OF BOLIVIA
Ethnobotany of the Chacobo Indians
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Dept, of Beni, Prov. of Vaca Diez. Vicinity of the Chacobo village Alto Ivon,
11*45'S 66*02'W. Tropical Wet Forest, terra firme. Elev. ca. 200 m.
Shrub 2m tall. Fruits green.
Secondary forest.
Chacobo Name: shia.
Use: Decoction of leaves is drunk to cure
liver problems.
Brian M. Boom
Date 1 Dec. 1983
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Field work funded by the E.J. Noble Foundation
00725722