Talauma boliviana M.Nee

Plants of BOLIVIA
Magnoliaceae
Talauma boliviano M. Nee	'
det. M. Nee
Depto. Santa Cruz, Prov. Ichilo, Parque National
Amboro, slopes above Quebrada Yapoje, upstream
from confluence with the Rio Saguayo.
17°34’S, 63°44’W. alt. 400 m.
Tropical evergreen forest, nearly undisturbed, with
some selective logging
of Swietenia macrophylla in the past.
"sinini de la selva" ["sinini" in the Santa Cruz region
is Annona muricata\ Large tree, 25 m. tall, 7-5 cm. in
diameter, with butresses to 1.5 m. high; trunk smooth
but with horizontal leaf scars visible throughout. Only
fallen flowers; cut buds with aromatic odor; petals pale
creamy yellow-green. Some old rotten fruits, the
outside irregularly splitting and separating from the
core during drying; fruit not eaten.
Coll.: M. Nee 38097
12 Dec. 1989