Common name | Wapu-dike |
Language | Tucano |
Dialect | Tukano and Tuyuka |
Type | Vernacular |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
Country | Brazil |
Locality | |
Ref. | Maxime, E.L., F.C.T. Lima and J.S. Albert, 2011 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
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Remarks | 'Wapu' (pronouncing wapuu, with a deep 'u') is the cunuri (Cunuria crassipes Müller. Arg.; Euphorbiaceae), a common tree of the riparian forest of the Rio Tiquié. 'Dike' (pronouncing 'Diirrkeehh' - with a guttural 'r' and an open 'e') - a general name applied to the species of Gymnotus. |