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| Collector | Balslev, H. |
| Number | 4837 |
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| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | NAPO |
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| Locality | "Río Shushufindi near confluence with Río Aguarico. Tropical rain forest on terra firme (water of Río Shushufindi is normally ""verde"" but ""white"" or ""lodoso"" when waterlevel is going up). Ethnobotanical information by Sr. Roberto Payaguaja from San Pablo de los Secoyas." |
| Coordinates | 0° 18' S 76° 20' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 300 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 300 |
| Start date | 1984/02/17 |
| End date | 1984/02/17 |
| Family | Fabaceae |
| Identification | Parkia multijuga Benth. |
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| Field notes | Secoya: "Kan-hé-tó". A giant tree, trunk 80 cm x 25 m, base with buttreses? reaching 2 m up the trunk and 3 out from its center, bark yellowish brown with many lenticels. Fruits sticking up above the crown on relatively short branchs (20-30 cm). Uses: Wood for plank or for a canoe that may last only as long as a year since the wood is soft. The fruits have no honey as 4839, but when they fall to the ground they may be eaten by a variety of animals. |
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