Filed As:

Araliaceae
Schefflera japurensis (Mart. & Zucc. ex Marchal) Harms

All Determinations:

Schefflera japurensis (Mart. & Zucc. ex Marchal) Harms
Note: Filed in "Crepinella" group

Location:

Venezuela. Amazonas. Río Negro Mun. Neblina Base Camp, Río Mawarinuma. Alt. 140m. (459 ft.)

Collector(s):

B. M. Boom 5854 with A.L. Weitzman, 14 Feb 1985

Description:

Tree ca. 15 cm dbh, 15 m tall; non-buttressed, outer bark light brown, hard; inner bark light orange, soft. Sticky, amber exudate; turpene smell from slash. Corolla translucent white, anthers and filaments white. Inflorescence axes light green. Young fruit green. Leaf undersides covered by golden satiny hairs.

Habitat:

Tierra firme forest.

Feature Notes:

DNA Voucher: Tissue sample removed February 2018 for study by Sarah Hardy & Greg Plunkett. DNA #221

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 03227208
GUID: 82d418c7-306f-449b-a76a-124459a5fe16

Map:

Coordinates: (0.83, -66.17)

Distribution:

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