Common Names:

jaracatiá

Location:

Brazil. Acre. Santa Rosa do Purus Mun. Rio Chambuiacu, right-bank tributary of Rio Purus defining border with Peru. Water 1-2m below maximum, ca. 30m across at mouth but only 8m wide 3 km from mouth.

Collector(s):

D. C. Daly 11329 with R. Callejas, D. P. Gomes Silva, R. Saraiva, E. C. Oliveira, A. J. B. Santos, 14 Mar 2002

Description:

Tree. Tree 18m x 50cm, trunk spiny, latex white. Fruits pendent, orange, ellipsoid, to 10cm long. Use: fruit edible. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

Habitat:

Undulating terrain, forest regenerating from Guadua bamboo die-back several years ago. Canopy open, relatively few trees, dense understory, many vines and lianas. Poorly drained soils.

Other:

Specimen Notes: FRUITS SEPARATE

Identifiers:

GUID: c35a234a-93dd-4482-9ff0-f08fa3c6e63d

Map:

Coordinates: (-9.5703, -70.5897)

Distribution:

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