Comocladia mayana Atha, J.D.Mitch. & Pell

Filed As

Anacardiaceae
Comocladia mayana Atha, J.D.Mitch. & Pell ( isotype )

Collector(s)

D. E. Atha 5604 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

Trees 4-6 m tall; stems solitary, to ca 5 cm radius near the base; bark thin; sap thin, soon turning black when exposed to air; leaves crowded at apex of stems, the leaflets 5-9 per side, basal pair smallest; inflorescences shorter than the leaves, ascending at ca 45 degree angle; flowers dark purple, solitary ants observed methodically visiting every flower. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

Notes (shown on label)

Sample preserved in silica at NY

Identifiers

NY Barcode: 1582737

Occurrence ID: b8085487-def3-42e1-b719-19c19944b898

Laboratory Collections

Tissue Samples, 01124991, D. E. Atha 5604, Comocladia mayana Atha, J.D.Mitch. & Pell - : Anacardiaceae (179.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;

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