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. Dist. Tambopata. Km 12.5 carretera Maldonado-Quincemil.

  • Habitat

    Bosque humedo tropical.

  • Description

    Arbol 118 ft. alto (a la primera rama 91.8 ft.) DAP 23.5. Flores color blanco, aromatico. 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 229687

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 229686

    Occurrence ID: f2c53f33-4042-4882-85ca-19806b6015b3

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Ericales

  • Family

    Lecythidaceae

  • All Determinations

    Bertholletia excelsa Bonpl. det S. A. Mori, 02 Nov 2005
    Note: confirmed as det by S. A. Mori

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Peru

  • State/Province

    Madre de Dios

  • County/Municipio

    Tambopata Prov.

  • Locality

    Dist. Tambopata. Km 12.5 carretera Maldonado-Quincemil.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 270 m. (886 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -12.6, -69.18

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