Eperua falcata Aubl.

  • Filed As

    Caesalpiniaceae
    Eperua falcata Aubl.

  • Collector(s)

    J. M. Pires 48876, 16 Oct 1960

  • Location

    Brazil. Amapá. Rio Oiapoque. Near Mt. Carupina.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 2687082

    Occurrence ID: 4017d7b1-d9ae-458f-8dd0-526ea4696b65

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Fabales

  • Family

    Fabaceae

  • All Determinations

    Eperua falcata Aubl.

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Amapá

  • Locality

    Rio Oiapoque. Near Mt. Carupina.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 10 - 30 m. (33 - 98 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    3.55, -51.62

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SEE FRUÍT COLLECT »ON
Plants Collected on a survey of
TERRITORIO AMAPA, BRASIL
RIO OIAPOQUE
Eperua falcata Aubl.
Dets J.M.Pires, i960
Tree about 2f> m tall and £0 cm in dia#; calyx greenish,
with brown indument; corolla scarlet$ fruits collected
from the ground. On thin soil overlying rock, at margin
of forest. Large and undulated granitic outcrop surround-
ed by forest, alt. 10-30 m., near Mfc. Carupina, 3° 33* N,
5>1° 371 W* nApa roxolf. Occasional#
October 16,
J.M.Pires, L.Y.Th.Westra
det. R. S. Cowan, U. S. National Herbarium,
I960
Field operations conducted by the Instituto Agronomico do Norte, th& Museu Goeldi, and the New
York Botanical Garden. Supported in part by funds provided by the National Science Foundation
and the Conselho Nacional de Pesquisas.
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