Strychnos solimoesana Krukoff

  • Authority

    Krukoff, Boris A. & Barneby, Rupert C. 1969. Supplementary notes on the American species of Strychnos. VIII. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 20: 1-93, IX. 94-99.

  • Family

    Loganiaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Strychnos solimoesana Krukoff

  • Description

    Species Description - Froes 23586 deposited with Instituto Agronômico do Norte has a single immature fruit, which is ±2 cm in diam; the shell is ±1 mm thick, hard and smooth.

  • Discussion

    The specimens from the State of Bahia were collected by Froes on his trip in 1943 in the service of the Chicle Development Co. of New York. On checking, we find that three of these specimens distributed by Instituto Agronômico do Norte are merely duplicates of the original sets distributed from The New York Botanical Garden. All of these specimens were cited by us as of S. diaboli (2: 22; 5: 8)4 and we now find that they are best placed under S. solimoesana. The first record of the species from the State of Bahia. S. solimoesana is a huge bush-rope confined to the high forest on terra firme.

  • Distribution

    Brazil: Para: munic. Breves (Igarape Arapijo), Guedes 671 (IAN); Amazonas: basin of Rio Tonantins, Ducke sn (16/11-1927) (Jard. Bot. Rio 22352) (RB); Bahia: munic. Ilheos, basin of Rio Santa Ana, Froes 12712 ( = 20034), 12715 ( = 20033), 12734 ( = 19930), 20036 (Dec 4, 1943) (estrada para Olivença) (IAN).

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