Monographs Details:
Authority:
Prance, Ghillean T. 1989. Chrysobalanaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 9S: 1-267. (Published by NYBG Press)
Prance, Ghillean T. 1989. Chrysobalanaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 9S: 1-267. (Published by NYBG Press)
Family:
Chrysobalanaceae
Chrysobalanaceae
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.
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|
Nicaragua Central America| Río San Juan Nicaragua Central America|