Eperua leucantha Benth.

  • Filed As

    Caesalpiniaceae
    Eperua leucantha Benth.

  • Collector(s)

    M. H. Nee 30850, 14 Feb 1985

  • Location

    Venezuela. Near airport clearing, ca. 1 km. SE of base camp on S. side of Cerro de la Neblina.

  • Habitat

    Tropical evergreen lowland forest on flat, infertile soil, many of the trees slender.

  • Description

    Tree 15m tall, 15cm in diameter, common here, others to twice this diam. Sapwood 5cm in width, tan; heartwood hard, chestnut brown. Fruit green, hanging, the peduncles to 1.2m long, very similar in presentation to some Mucuna, e.g. M. argyrophylla.

  • Specimen Notes

    [see mounted specimen: NY barcode 870379]

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 870380

    Occurrence ID: 407265f2-e173-4534-ada0-4303bb53521f

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Fabales

  • Family

    Fabaceae

  • All Determinations

    Eperua leucantha Benth. det D. M. A. Rozendaal, 2004
    Note: Determiner originally noted as "R. Barneby, 198"

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • Locality

    Near airport clearing, ca. 1 km. SE of base camp on S. side of Cerro de la Neblina.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 140 m. (459 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    0.825, -66.1569

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