Filed As:

Burseraceae
Dacryodes excelsa Vahl

All Determinations:

Dacryodes excelsa Vahl det. M. Caraballo Ortiz, 2008

Location:

Puerto Rico. Ciales. Reserva Tres Picachos, E of the town of Jayuya and road 141 and W of the town of Ciales and road 149, ± north of road 533 at km marker 3.5. Alt. 673 m. (2208 ft.)

Collector(s):

D. E. Atha 6717 with Marcos Caraballo, Josh Simpson and Anees Gharzita, 26 Aug 2008

Description:

Tree 20 m tall with resinous odor, the trunk double, each trunk ca 25 cm diam; bark light brown, the resin drying white; young leaves reddish/orange.

Feature Notes:

Samples deposited at the Natural Products Repository, NCI-Frederick, Frederick, MD: 6717 root (0X0G-1306-M); 6717 stem (0X0G-1307-N); 6717 twig (0X0G-1308-O); 6717 leaf (0X0G-1309-P); 6717 fruit (0X0G-1310-Q). Sample preserved in silica gel at NY

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 01087697
GUID: 1aeada4e-a47c-4409-8d74-561df1e9d96d

Map:

Coordinates: (18.238, -66.5397)

Distribution:

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