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Research and Study Abroad at the Intersection of Indigenous Culture and Environment
Otoba parvifolia (Markgr.) A.H. Gentry Familia: Myristicaceae
Wao Tededo: eyepewe
Collected by William Balée, Tod Swanson, Gabriela Zurita, and Juan Ruiz. Gomataon, Río Nushino, Pastaza Province, Ecuador, 9/2019. Specimen # 298. "Historical Ecology of Waorani Ridgetops" project funded by National Geographic.
Wao collaborators understand the fruit to be food for birds.
Photo: Tod Swanson
Photo: Tod Swanson