Clusia flava Jacq.

  • Filed As

    Clusiaceae
    Clusia flava Jacq.

  • Collector(s)

    D. E. Atha 5605 with Hilberto Tut and Meshack Eliah, 25 Feb 2007

  • Location

    Belize. Cayo. Ca. 18 km WSW of San Ignacio, NW side of Macal River, Chaa Creek Nature Reserve.

  • Habitat

    steep slope with outcropping limestone; semideciduous moist forest; prominent species at this site: Amyris sp, Plumeria sp, Comocladia sp, Bursera simaruba, Manilkara sp, Clusia sp, Metopium browneii, Celtis sp, Anthurium schlechtendalianum, Selaginella sp, Adiantum tenerum, Anemia adiantifolia, Gausia maya, Vitex gaumeri, Pedilanthus tithymiloides.

  • Description

    Tree ca 5 m tall; stems to ca 12 cm diam; roots very extensive, horizontal just under the surface of the soil, etending more than 20 m from tree, often producing erect stems; leaves very thick coriaceous, stiff; flowers all fallen, the petals yellow, not opening, odor like ripe bananas.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1070646

    Occurrence ID: 10547461-30fc-40a2-8bed-1380e89c13ec

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Clusiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Clusia flava Jacq. det D. E. Atha, 2008

    Clusia

  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Belize

  • State/Province

    Cayo

  • Locality

    Ca. 18 km WSW of San Ignacio, NW side of Macal River, Chaa Creek Nature Reserve

  • Elevation

    Alt. 80 m. (262 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    17.1111, -89.0719

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