Garcinia madruno (Kunth) Hammel

  • Filed As

    Clusiaceae
    Garcinia madruno (Kunth) Hammel

  • Collector(s)

    D. C. Daly 8391 with M. Pardo, F. Walthier, L. Lima & A. R. Silva, 19 Mar 1995

  • Location

    Brazil. Acre. Xapuri Mun. Fazenda Bomfim.

  • Habitat

    Undulating terrain. Disturbed terra firme forest with open canopy, source of disturbance unknown (bamboo die-back ?). Understory of primary forest.

  • Description

    Low-branching tree 10 m; fruits yellow, globose, to 1.5 cm diam., bluntly spinose, seeds enveloped in delicious white pulp. Use: fruit pulp edible. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 229982

    Occurrence ID: ffb62c9e-72c5-4fa9-ae3d-53970d86d05f

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Acre

  • County/Municipio

    Xapuri Mun.

  • Locality

    Fazenda Bomfim.

  • Coordinates

    -10.7783, -68.2311

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The New York Botanical Garden
Garcinia madruno (HBK.) Hammel
(Syn.: Rheedia madruno, Rheedia acuminata
(Ruiz & Pav.) Planch. & Triana, etc.)
det. M. Nee, 2005
Flora of Acre, Brazil
The New York Botanical Garden
Universidade Federal do Acre
No. 8391
Rheedia acuminata Benth.
Clusiaceae
Brazil. Acre, Mun. Xapuri: Fazenda Bomfim.
10°46’42"S, 68°13’52"W. Undulating terrain. Disturbed
terra firme forest with open canopy, source of disturbance
unknown (bamboo die-back ?). Understory of primary
forest.
Low-branching tree 10 m; fruits yellow, globose, to 1.5
cm diam., blundy spinose, seeds enveloped in delicious
white pulp.
Use: fruit pulp edible.
N.V.: bacuri de espinho
D. C. Daly, M. Pardo, F. Walthier,
L. Lima & A. R. Silva	19 j^ar 1995
Supported by the National Science Foundation
00229982