Filed As:

Humiriaceae
Endopleura uchi (Huber) Cuatrec.

Common Names:

uxi

Location:

Brazil. Acre. Acrelândia Mun. Rio Abuna, Projeto de Assentamento Extrativista (PAE) Porto Dias, km 108 of BR-364 (Rio Branco-Porto Velho), then 30km S on side road; Colocaçao Palhau..

Collector(s):

D. C. Daly 12193 with J.D. Mitchell, E. Consuelo, T.M. Menezes, F.C.R. Lima, 05 Oct 2003

Description:

Tree. Tree 40m x 90cm, outer bark brown, deeply fissured, shed in large elongate rectangular plates, brittle, inner bark deep reddish brown and fibrous. Fruits spindle-shaped, 5cm long. USES: mesocarp of fruit edible, also valued as a waiting tree for many game species. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

Habitat:

Unlogged forest on terra firme near recently opened unpaved access road. Some patches dominated by Guadua sarcocarpa; Tetragastris and Brosimum common. Clay soils.

Identifiers:

GUID: 0c45bb79-74d3-4498-b5ba-a8deff23e1ab

Map:

Coordinates: (-9.9556, -66.7639)

Distribution:

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