Qualea rosea Aubl.

  • Filed As

    Vochysiaceae
    Qualea rosea Aubl.

  • Collector(s)

    S. A. Mori 24682 with S. Heald, B. Wallnöfer, B. Fischer & M. Gustafsson, 07 Nov 1997

  • Location

    French Guiana. Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni. Saül and vicinity. Les Eaux Claires, ca. 7 km N of Saül. Sentier Botanique, ca. 1.3-2 km from start of trail.

  • Habitat

    Non-flooded moist forest.

  • Description

    Tree, 35 m tall. Petal white with red spot proximally and yellow spot distally. Flower emitting jasmine-like odor in morning; dbh ca. 1 m; flowers with an agreeable scent; calyx whitish, inside wine-red except white mar-gin; petal white, undulated, near base in the middle with a large red spot and adjacent (distally) with a smaller, yellow spot; filament whitish, slightly pink tinged; connective white; pollen sacs brownish after anthesis; style and stigma white.[Photos, DNA, pickled flowers for A. Litt]. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Specimen Notes

    24 photographs taken

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 170035

    Occurrence ID: 0ac46f3c-a6ae-4c32-826c-882ec19b4548

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Vochysiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Qualea rosea Aubl. det S. A. Mori, 1997

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    French Guiana

  • State/Province

    Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni

  • Locality

    Saül and vicinity. Les Eaux Claires, ca. 7 km N of Saül. Sentier Botanique, ca. 1.3-2 km from start of trail.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 200 - 300 m. (656 - 984 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    3.62, -53.2

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