Filed As:

Annonaceae
Xylopia pulcherrima Sandwith ( isotype )

Location:

Guyana. Essequibo River: Moraballi Creek, near Bartica. Alt. near sea-level.

Collector(s):

N. Y. Sandwith 456 with , 15 Oct 1929

Description:

Middle-sized tree, up to about 90 ft. Small flange buttresses at base. Bark reddish-brown. Branches ferrugineous-hairy. Leaves greyish-silvery sericeous beneath. Sep. brownish sericeous. Buds greenish-yellow sericeous. Pet. very beautiful, opening freely, pure white, the outer sometimes with a central longitudinal flush of pink in the lower third. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

Habitat:

In mixed forest.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 66773
GUID: c4f19bea-db2e-4829-8d08-1714910bb856

Distribution:

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