Filed As:
Caryocaraceae
Caryocar
Caryocaraceae
Caryocar
Common Names:
piquiarana
piquiarana
Location:
Brazil. Acre. Santa Rosa do Purus Mun. Rio Purus, left bank, Seringal Santa Helena.
Brazil. Acre. Santa Rosa do Purus Mun. Rio Purus, left bank, Seringal Santa Helena.
Collector(s):
D. C. Daly 10031 with H. Kuchmeister, D. Gomes da Silva, L. Lima & E. Consuelo, 24 Mar 1999
D. C. Daly 10031 with H. Kuchmeister, D. Gomes da Silva, L. Lima & E. Consuelo, 24 Mar 1999
Description:
Tree. Tree 25 m x 55 cm, fruits essentially globose, some fruits slightly squared. Outer bark dark brown, fissured, shed in plates, with lenticels in vertical strips, inner bark thick, brittle, beige. On slope. USE: Seed edible. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.
Tree. Tree 25 m x 55 cm, fruits essentially globose, some fruits slightly squared. Outer bark dark brown, fissured, shed in plates, with lenticels in vertical strips, inner bark thick, brittle, beige. On slope. USE: Seed edible. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.
Habitat:
Restinga -- forest on high terrace, level terrain, reportedly regenerating from dominant arborescent bamboo die-back 2-3 years ago.
Restinga -- forest on high terrace, level terrain, reportedly regenerating from dominant arborescent bamboo die-back 2-3 years ago.
Identifiers:
GUID: 993534b3-cb13-43bd-b832-7747280e4e95
GUID: 993534b3-cb13-43bd-b832-7747280e4e95
Map:
Coordinates: (-9.1303, -70.1769)
Coordinates: (-9.1303, -70.1769)