Bertholletia excelsa Bonpl.

  • Filed As

    Lecythidaceae
    Bertholletia excelsa Bonpl.

  • Collector(s)

    A. Acosta M. 54, 23 Dec 1968

  • Location

    Peru. Madre de Dios. Tambopata Prov. Km 12.5 carretera Maldonado-Quincemil.

  • Habitat

    Bosque húmedo tropical.

  • Description

    Arbol, DAP 23.5 pulgadas, altura total 118 pies. Flores de color blanco. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Collection Notes

    This tree, given field number 7-MD, was visited periodically to obtain complete herbarium material which was determined and distributed by Field Museum of Natural History. The tree was then felled to obtain wood specimens for testing and distribution by U. S. Forest Products Laboratory. The material was collected by Servicio Forestal y de Caza, Lima, Peru, under U. S. Public Law 480, Proj. S8-FS-1

  • Specimen Notes

    Other sheet at NY is 229686

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 229687

    Occurrence ID: eb9e7de2-c37c-4f4b-ad79-e7faa40bfb68

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Ericales

  • Family

    Lecythidaceae

  • All Determinations

    Bertholletia excelsa Bonpl. det G. T. Prance, 01 Jan 1973

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Peru

  • State/Province

    Madre de Dios

  • County/Municipio

    Tambopata Prov.

  • Locality

    Km 12.5 carretera Maldonado-Quincemil.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 270 m. (886 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -12.6, -69.18

  • Georeferencing Method

    Not on label - Method and source unknown. Mapped as Puerto Maldonado.

  • Distribution

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