Specimen Details – Flora of Las Orquideas National Park

Specimen Details: Eschweilera caudiculata R.Knuth

Bark of Eschweilera caudiculata. Photo by X. Cornejo.

Trunk of Eschweilera caudiculata. Photo by X. Cornejo.

Base of a trunk of Eschweilera caudiculata. Photo by X. Cornejo.

Unfolding leaf of Eschweilera caudiculata. Photo by X. Cornejo.

Abaxial view of a leaf blade of Eschweilera caudiculata. Photo by X. Cornejo.

Short infructescence of Eschweilera caudiculata. Photo by X. Cornejo.

Basal view of a young fruit of Eschweilera caudiculata. Photo by X. Cornejo.

Fruit cut open of Eschweilera caudiculata. Photo by X. Cornejo.

Lateral view of a fruit of Eschweilera caudiculata. Photo by X. Cornejo.

Basal view of a fruit of Eschweilera caudiculata. Photo by X. Cornejo.

Apical view of a fruit of Eschweilera caudiculata. Photo by X. Cornejo.

Yellow flower bud of Eschweilera caudiculata. Photo by X. Cornejo.

Young inflorescence of Eschweilera caudiculata. Photo by X. Cornejo.

Winged petiole clasping a young inflorescence of Eschweilera caudiculata. Photo by X. Cornejo.

Apical view of an artificially opened flower bud of Eschweilera caudiculata. Photo by X. Cornejo.

Lateral view of an artificially opened flower bud of Eschweilera caudiculata. Photo by X. Cornejo.

Basal view of a flower of Eschweilera caudiculata. Photo by X. Cornejo.

Apical view of a flower with a scale of Eschweilera caudiculata. Photo by X. Cornejo.

Apical view of an artificially opened flower of Eschweilera caudiculata. Photo by X. Cornejo.

Lateral view of an inflorescence with a scale of Eschweilera caudiculata. Photo by X. Cornejo.

Short inflorescence of Eschweilera caudiculata. Photo by X. Cornejo.

Medial longitudinal section of a flower bud of Eschweilera caudiculata. Photo by X. Cornejo.

Short inflorescences with a scale of Eschweilera caudiculata. Photo by X. Cornejo.

Short inflorescences of Eschweilera caudiculata. Photo by X. Cornejo.

Title: Short inflorescences of Eschweilera caudiculata. Photo by X. Cornejo.

Description: Short inflorescences of Eschweilera caudiculata based on Cornejo & Macías 8168 from Esmeraldas, Ecuador.

Filed As:

Lecythidaceae
Eschweilera caudiculata R.Knuth

All Determinations:

Eschweilera caudiculata R.Knuth det. S. A. Mori, 2009

Common Names:

Sabroso

Location:

Ecuador. Esmeraldas. Bilsa Biological Station, Sendero Rojo. Alt. 500 m. (1640 ft.)

Collector(s):

X. Cornejo 8168 with A. Macías, 16 Oct 2009

Description:

Tree 14 m tall, 17 cm dbh. New leaves and flowers produced at the same time. Inflorescences short, the rachis to 15 mm long; very young flower buds yellow; mature flowers pink-red; triple coil. Fruits ca. 10 cm diam, light-brown. Phenology of specimen: Flower and Fruit.

Habitat:

Premontane wet forest. Infrequent.

Feature Notes:

Sample for DNA studies. Fruits in box.

Other:

Specimen Notes: separate fruit not found

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 01922320
GUID: 6f837cd8-1045-4fd8-bdc0-9b6519821d1c

Map:

Coordinates: (0.35, -79.73)

Distribution:

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