Filed As:

Caesalpiniaceae
Cassia cowanii var. guianensis (Sandwith) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

All Determinations:

Cassia cowanii var. guianensis (Sandwith) H.S.Irwin & Barneby det. A. M. Polak, 1994

Common Names:

monkey melassis

Location:

Guyana. Upper Demerara-Berbice. Mabura region, West Pibiri compartment, baseline block 4-13.

Collector(s):

R. C. Ek 911 with P. J. M. Maas, H. Maas, C. Görts, I. Johnson, A. Williams, M. Nathan, 10 Oct 1993

Description:

Tree up to 45 m. Leaves very light green above, greyish green below, sometimes tinged with purple. Flowers fragrant. Sepals light green, petals bright yellow, stamens and anthers yellow, older anthers brown. Stigma green. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

Habitat:

Greenheart forest on brown sand.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 01476872
GUID: 47a917e9-6029-42a6-872f-82629f4e5257

Map:

Coordinates: (5.0325, -58.6289)

Distribution:

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