Filed As:

Burseraceae
Dacryodes nitens Cuatrec.

All Determinations:

Dacryodes nitens Cuatrec. det. D. C. Daly, 1989

Common Names:

breu

Location:

Brazil. Amazonas. Distrito Agropecuário, Reserva 1501 (Km 41) of the WWF/INPA MCS Project. Alt. 50 - 125 m. (164 - 410 ft.)

Collector(s):

B. M. Boom 8731 with M. Pacheco, E. Palheta & S. de Souza, 04 Dec 1988

Description:

Tree 30m tall, 47.5cm dbh. Bole cylindrical, but compressed basally. Symmetrical rounded buttresses. Outer bark large scaly, hard, lenticellate, light orange-yellow; inner bark hard, gritty, light orange-yellow turning yellowish-brown after exposure. Strong turpene smell to slash. Sapwood yellow-white. Exudate a sticky brownish-white resin. Fruits green to yellow-green.

Habitat:

Non-flooded moist forest.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 1076314
GUID: 9d0c5961-d83c-4350-83bb-ae011bb4b755

Map:

Coordinates: (-2.41625, -59.7458)

Distribution:

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