Filed As:

Caricaceae
Jacaratia spinosa (Aubl.) A.DC.

Location:

Ecuador. Esmeraldas. Anchayacu, Eloy Alfaro, Mayronga. Alt. 70 - 250 m. (230 - 820 ft.)

Collector(s):

T. D. Pennington 14966 with L. Veloz, L. Zambrano, P. Vega, 04 Nov 1994

Description:

Tree 15 m x 25 cm dia, smooth grey spiny bark, slash 2 cm, pale brown, soft spongy wood, female perianth green, ripe fruit orange, with orange flesh and white latex. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

Habitat:

Mixed forest on hills. Heavy clay.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 413410
GUID: a03004e1-d7a3-49e0-98b1-75fc1a8649d6

Map:

Coordinates: (-0.88, -79.22)

Distribution:

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