Ceiba samauma (Mart.) K.Schum.

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Bolivia

• State/Province

  Santa Cruz

• County/Municipio

  Andrés Ibáñez Prov.

• Locality

  Jardin Botanico de Santa Cruz,12 km. E of center of Santa Cruz on road to Cotoca.

• Elevation

  Alt. 375 m. (1230 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -17.77, -63.07

• Distribution

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Jardin BoYanico de Santa Cruz
Ceiba samauma (Mart. & Zucc.) K.Schum,
det. M. Nee
BOLIVIAj Depto. Santa Cruz, Prov. Andres
Ibanez, 12 km. E of center of Santa Cruz,
on road to Cotoca.
17°46 'S, 63°04 * W.	alt. 375 m.
Brushy strips between fields (abandoned
ca. 1983), originally subtropical semi-
deciduous forest, flat, fine sandy soil.
Tecoma stans, Solanum riparium, Guazuma
^raifpli?. early second-growth species.
oull8 tree 3.5 m. tall, 10 cm. diam.;
trunk with conical spines; between fields
&	Only one fruit. Probably same
D/vi-Aiuir'Ai	tree coll. in flower, 9 Feb. 1987, under
BOTANICAL	no. 34026.
Coll.: M. Nee 35098	10 July 1987
The New York Botanical Garden
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