Cyclolobium amazonicum Ducke
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Authority
Maguire, Bassett & Wurdack, John J. 1961. The botany of the Guayana Highland--part IV (2). Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 10: 1-87.
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Family
Fabaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Distribution and Ecology - VENEZUELA: Amazonas: along Eio Orinoco just below mouth of Caño Vapacana, alt. 125 m; tree 6 m; petals deep maroon; 30 Jul 1959, Wurdack & Adderley 43675.
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Discussion
This is the first collection reported from Venezuela of a species better known in the upper Rio Negro drainage of adjacent Brazil.