Filed As:

Annonaceae
Duguetia flagellaris Huber

All Determinations:

Duguetia flagellaris Huber det. P. J. M. Maas, 06 Jun 2003
Note: cited in FN 88: 115. 2003.

Location:

Brazil. Acre. Brasiléia Mun. On Brasiléia-Assis Brasil road, km 22.

Collector(s):

B. W. Nelson 845 with S. R. Lowrie, B. Lowy, M. V. Morreira & C. A. Cid Ferreira, 04 Nov 1980

Description:

treelet. Tree 3m x 4.5 cm dbh. Flowers borne on adventitious root-like process arising on the trunk and growing down into and across forest floor beneath litter. Flowers borne beneath litter. All perianth whorl purple, outermost somewhat brown; fruits yellow orange, also borne beneath litter on forest floor. The flower bearing "rhizoids" may be up to 4 m long. Wood with a pungent myristicacious smell, somewhat like coriander seeds. Wood sample taken Flowers in alcohol S. R. Lowrie took photographs if the flowers, fruits and roots. Phenology of specimen: Fruit, Flower.

Habitat:

Primary rainforest disturbed by seringueiro activity. Canopy fairly high, open. Tree abundant in local area. Dry, sandy soil.

Other:

Specimen Notes: cited also from R, U, UB

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 865554
GUID: 8859a2e0-227b-4e2a-8e7c-2a35b024ddf3

Map:

Coordinates: (-11, -68.75)

Distribution:

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