Ternstroemia candolleana Wawra

  • Filed As

    Theaceae
    Ternstroemia candolleana Wawra

  • Collector(s)

    J. A. Ratter R.1385 with R. R. de Santos, R. Souza, A. Ferreira, 11 May 1968

  • Location

    Brazil. Mato Grosso. 1/2 km N of the Rio Suia-Missu Ferry (approx. 290 km N of Xavantina).

  • Habitat

    In low forest by the side of a large lake, the base of the trunk is actually in the water.

  • Description

    Tree, 10 m tall. Trunk 19 cm in diam at breast height, without buttresses. Bark chocolate-brown, slightly fissured in rectangles. Blaze: wood pale yellow cream, cortex pink-red. Outer perianth members delicate light pink, inner (staminodial?) yellow. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00997023

    Occurrence ID: df49c2d6-d527-49ef-b98f-ee53d4e1d6ac

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Mato Grosso

  • Locality

    1/2 km N of the Rio Suia-Missu Ferry (approx. 290 km N of Xavantina).

  • Coordinates

    -12.3567, -52.3524

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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