Filed As:

Elaeocarpaceae
Sloanea aff. synandra Benth.

All Determinations:

Sloanea synandra Benth. det. S. A. Mori, 2000

Sloanea L. det. B. Wallnöfer, 01 Jan 1998

Location:

French Guiana. Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni. Saül and vicinity: W-WSW of Saül; south-side of summit of the northwestern peak of Mont Galbao. Alt. 720 m. (2362 ft.)

Collector(s):

B. Wallnöfer 13494 with J. Tarrin, 12 Nov 1997

Description:

Tree 25-30 m tall (branching in a height of 8 m); trunk diameter in 4 m height: ca. 1 m, surrounded with 7 flat buttresses, these 4 m high and 3 m wide at base; leaves not even, dark green and shiny adaxially, lighter green and nearly dull abaxially; tree at the time blooming, visited by myriads of insects; flowers intensively and agreeably scented; pedicels lilac to pink; petals pink, thick, valvate, 4 per flower; stamens yellow; ovaries and styles dirty whitish-green; receptacles yellowish, later on grey. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

Habitat:

Montane tropical moist forest. Primary.

Other:

Specimen Notes: 10 photographs taken

Identifiers:

GUID: 7d8fb5d2-dca4-4a71-a36e-ec358c926629

Map:

Coordinates: (3.6133, -53.2914)

Distribution:

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