Siparuna cuspidata (Tul.) A.DC.

THe New York Botanical Garden
Plants of BRASIL
Monim.
Siparuna cuspidata (Tul.) A. DC.
det. M. Nee, 1992
Est. do Amazonas, Mun. de Manaus, ca. 80 km. N de
Manaus, Distrito Agropecuario da SUFRAMA, Rodovia
BR 174, km 64, depois 21 km leste na ZF3, Fazenda
Porto Alegre. 02°25’ S, 59°54’W.
Projeto Dinamica Biologica de Fragmentos Florestais,
Reserva No. 3402, Cabo Frio. Upland tropical
evergreen forest (inata de terra firme sobre latosolo
amarelo).
Shrub 5 m. tall, with single erect stem 2.5 cm. in
diameter; bark brown, flaky; crushed foliage not
very aromatic, slightly irritating. Fruit
yellow-green below, purple on insolated side,
irregularly but apparently naturally spiny-warty.
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