Combretaceae

Flora of Bolivia
Family: Combretaceae
Department of Beni
Province of Vaca Diez	Town of Riberalta
A large wetland S.E. of the airport. Elevation ca. 170
meters. Approximate center of the collecting area:
ir01'53"S. 66°3'H"W.
Liana. Growing on trees to a height
of about six meters. Only one
individual noted. Flowers present,
but the majority were still in bud.
Latex present: turning orange after
exposed to the air. Habitat: a large
basin swamp. This area
characterized by fairly closed
canopy of Diospyros sp. Apparently
inundated year-round.
July 7, 1997	#4130
Collected by: Nur Ritter and Garrett Crow
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