Apeiba

  • Filed As

    Malvaceae
    Apeiba

  • Collector(s)

    S. S. Tillett 45709 with Carolyn L. Tillett, 20 Oct 1960

  • Location

    Guyana. Upper Mazaruni river basin. Utschi mouth. Kamarang River.

  • Habitat

    mixed evergreen forest, indefinite fluvial forest along river. frequent.

  • Description

    Tree to 25 m, 7 dm base diam; leaves dark green above, medium green beneath, thin, papery; calyx brown, tomentose, with greed tips in bud, at maturity yellow, fleshy, reflexed; corolla yellow, reflexed, filaments yellow, anthers brownish-yellow, slight fragrance; fruit from ground beneath tree, black, papilose spiny. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Specimen Notes

    dups in cold room; separate fruit (separate wood not found)

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01922530

    Occurrence ID: da991fc2-1202-425f-8ee1-97a66106a9ef

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malvales

  • Family

    Malvaceae

  • All Determinations

    Apeiba

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Guyana

  • Locality

    Upper Mazaruni river basin. Utschi mouth. Kamarang River.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 550 m. (1804 ft.)

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