Hirtella davisii Sandwith

• Authority

  Prance, Ghillean T. 1989. Chrysobalanaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 9S: 1-267. (Published by NYBG Press)

• Family

  Chrysobalanaceae

• Scientific Name

  Hirtella davisii Sandwith

• Discussion

  This species, previously known from Venezuela, Guyana, and Brazil, has recently been collected in Nicaragua and is another example of a Guiana-Central America disjunction. Perhaps it has been overlooked, because it is a large tree, 30 m tall, unlike most other species of Hirtella which are shrubs and small understory trees. This species is noted as 30 m tall in both the Nicaraguan and Guyanan collections.

• Distribution

  Nicaragua Central America| Río San Juan Nicaragua Central America|