Eschweilera collina Eyma

  • Filed As

    Lecythidaceae
    Eschweilera collina Eyma

  • Collector(s)

    Forest Department of British Guiana 386-7402

  • Location

    Guyana. Path 1 mile North of camp 1. 7 miles E. of Onaro m...(see lable imag.) Lateritic mod. slope, Serra Acarai.

  • Description

    9" x 60' tree with dense crown and alight basal swelling. Bark dark brown, rough, flaking to show purplish underbark. 1/2" dark beige slash, barely stripping except at pinker portion near wood. Leaves stiff dark green, ovolanceolat , alt; flowers 1(see lable image)" white, central flap yellow at edge, scented of jasmine, in loose terminal panicle of 3-6. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02226960

    Occurrence ID: 335b0006-d344-4a5f-ac2c-bbcf48e2faac

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Ericales

  • Family

    Lecythidaceae

  • All Determinations

    Eschweilera collina Eyma det S. A. Mori, 1985

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Guyana

  • Locality

    Path 1 mile North of camp 1. 7 miles E. of Onaro m...(see lable imag.) Lateritic mod. slope, Serra Acarai.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 213 m. (699 ft.)

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