Simaba ferruginea A.St.-Hil.

Programs Flora
The New York Botanical Garden
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia
Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi
5403	Simaroubaceae
Simaba cavalcantei W. Thomas
Amazonas. Presidente Figueiredo: Represa de
Balbina along Rio Pitinga, 2-4 km (N) of
confluence with Rio Uatuma. 01°33’S, 59°50TW.
Terra firme forest and river bank vegetation.
Terra firme. Treelet, 3-4 m. Leaves lustrous
dark green above, pale yellow-green beneath,
subcoriaceous with many bryophytes on upper sur-
face; sterile. Soil sandy loam over yellow
loam/clay; taproot extending straight down at
least 70 cm. Seedling, 1 m tall. Leaves
younger and lighter.
W. Thomas, C. A. Cid &
E. Fiuza Lima	8 July 1986
Fieldwork supported by The National Science Foundation and the
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq).
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