Ateleia gummifera (DC.) D.Dietr.

• Region

  Central America

• Country

  Belize

• State/Province

  Toledo

• Locality

  "Firetail Creek": tributary of the Bladen Branch of the Monkey River, just north of the northeastern Bladen Nature Reserve; Creekside among volcanic rock

• Elevation

  Alt. 139 m. (456 ft.)

• Coordinates

  16.5744, -88.7261

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

Plants of BELIZE
Toledo District
Fabaceae
Ateleia gummifera (Bertero ex DC.) D. Dietr.
det. S.W. Brewer 2012
"Firetail Creek": tributary of the Bladen Branch of the Monkey River, just north of the
northeastern Bladen Nature Reserve. Substrate rhyolitic lava. Creekside among volcanic
rock. Tree 35cm DBH, 25m tall. Bark moderately deeply furrowed, soft-spongy-crumbly,
yellowish-tan brown. Slash/wood bright yellow, very bitter to taste. Fruits green, tan-
brown when dry.
Latitude: 16° 34' 28" N; Longitude: 88° 43' 34" W; Î 3^
Steven W. Brewer 6665	14 April 2012
brewersw@gmail.com	PHOTOS
Belize Foundation for Research & Env. Education
Belize, Central America
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