Filed As:
Lecythidaceae
Eschweilera caudiculata R.Knuth
Lecythidaceae
Eschweilera caudiculata R.Knuth
Common Names:
Cacao de monte
Cacao de monte
Location:
Ecuador. Manabí. Cerro Pata de Pájaro, entering from Nalpe. Alt. 320 m. (1050 ft.)
Ecuador. Manabí. Cerro Pata de Pájaro, entering from Nalpe. Alt. 320 m. (1050 ft.)
Description:
Tree 8 m tall, 27 cm dbh. Fruits cauline, brown, the mature ones up to 13 cm in diam., containing 5 seeds per fruit, these brown with a yellow aril of rubber-like texture and simple taste. 4 seeds have a longitudinal-central-ventral-vertical aril, the 5th seed has a horizontally curved upper lateral-adaxial aril. Only one tree of this species found, mixed with cultivated plants. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.
Tree 8 m tall, 27 cm dbh. Fruits cauline, brown, the mature ones up to 13 cm in diam., containing 5 seeds per fruit, these brown with a yellow aril of rubber-like texture and simple taste. 4 seeds have a longitudinal-central-ventral-vertical aril, the 5th seed has a horizontally curved upper lateral-adaxial aril. Only one tree of this species found, mixed with cultivated plants. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.
Habitat:
Tropical moist forest, heavily disturbed. Infrequent.
Tropical moist forest, heavily disturbed. Infrequent.
Feature Notes:
Sample for DNA studies
Sample for DNA studies
Identifiers:
NY Barcode: 0690382
GUID: 8b175388-deda-41a3-994f-1af394cccff6
NY Barcode: 0690382
GUID: 8b175388-deda-41a3-994f-1af394cccff6
Map:
Georeferencing Method: GPS
Coordinates: (0.030533, -79.9799)
Georeferencing Method: GPS
Coordinates: (0.030533, -79.9799)