Himatanthus sucuuba (Spruce ex Müll.Arg.) Woodson

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Rondônia

  • County/Municipio

    Porto Velho Mun.

  • Locality

    Represa SAmuel: forest along BR-3 road, ca. 10 Km SE of dam. Level terra firme forest near river.

  • Coordinates

    -8.81667, -63.4

  • Distribution

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SEE FRUIT COLLECTION
Programa Flora
The New York Botanical Garden
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia
Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi
5120	Apocynaceae
Himatanthus sucuuba (Spruce) Woodson
det. M.M. Plummel, 1992
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RondSnia. Porto Velho: Represa Samuel: forest
along PR-3 road, ca. 10 km SE of dam. 08°49'S
63°24’W. Level terra firme forest near river.
Tree, 30 m x 1 m. Leaves coriaceous, shiny,
dark green with yellowish nerves above; dull
and paler yellowish-green beneath. Fruit pen-
dent in pairs, shiny green. Latex copious,
white. Bark, brick red-brown, checkered, 2 cm
thick, wood soft creamy white.
W. Thomas, C. D. A. Mota &
E. Fiuza Lima
15 June 1986
Fieldwork supported by The National Science Foundation and the
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimiento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq).
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