Filed As:

Araliaceae
Schefflera sphaerocoma (Benth.) Harms

All Determinations:

Schefflera sphaerocoma (Benth.) Harms
Note: Filed in "Sciodaphyllum" group

Location:

Ecuador. Pichincha. 20km W of Santo Domingo de los Colorados. Alt. 305m. (1001 ft.)

Collector(s):

P. C. D. Cazalet 5115 with T.D. Pennington, 22 Oct 1961

Description:

Small tree to 25ft, lvs palmate with 6-7 lflets. 12-18" long. Fl a cmpd spike, more or less cylindrical each spike to 18" long. Fr white below purple above, as is persistent style.

Habitat:

Seasonal rain forest.

Feature Notes:

DNA Voucher: Tissue sample removed February 2018 for study by Sarah Hardy & Greg Plunkett. DNA #443

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 03227429
GUID: 213b3e37-8733-46ae-a917-e3d7f73efa73

Map:

Georeferencing Method: Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide (Zermoglio et (Coordinates plot in modern day Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas. Georeferenced to 20km W of Santo Domingo de los Colorados. Located coordinates of city and found radial. Used MaNIS Georef. Calc. to find offset coordinates (20km W) and uncertainty radial.)
Coordinate Uncertainty(m): 26082
Geodetic Datum: WGS84
Coordinates: (-0.24617, -79.3531)

Distribution:

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