Machaerium floribundum Benth.

  • Authority

    Maguire, Bassett & Wurdack, John J. 1961. The botany of the Guayana Highland--part IV (2). Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 10: 1-87.

  • Family

    Fabaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Machaerium floribundum Benth.

  • Description

    Distribution and Ecology - VENEZUELA: Amazonas: along river between Cerro Yapacana and Santa Barbara, alt. 125 m; woody vine climbing 8 mm in trees, inner l)ark with abundant dark red exudate; corolla white, the banner apically with red-purple blotch; 17 Jan 1958 Maauire, Wurdack & Keith 42652.This is the first report of this wide-ranging species in Venezuela; it has also been collected in eastern Colombia, British Guiana, and northern Brazil.

  • Distribution

    VENEZUELA: Amazonas: along river between Cerro Yapacana and Santa Barbara, alt. 125 m; woody vine climbing 8 mm in trees, inner l)ark with abundant dark red exudate; corolla white, the banner apically with red-purple blotch; 17 Jan 1958 Maauire, Wurdack & Keith 42652.This is the first report of this wide-ranging species in Venezuela; it has also been collected in eastern Colombia, British Guiana, and northern Brazil.

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