Strychnos

PLANTS OF THE GUIANAS
Loganiaceae
Strychnos
Suriname. Sipaliwini. 12.3 km SW from Kwamalasamutu village, E
bank of Sakuru R. near confl. w/ Kutari R (Geonoma baculifera, maraja
(Tr), research site KW7). 218 m 2°16'41.4"N 56°52'38.4"W.
Seasonally-flooded (lowland) mixed forest, near riverbank, canopy
emergents 25-30 m. Liana. Twigs white to brown, lenticellate, young
twigs + infl rachis green. Fruit immat., hard, green, irreg ovoid, 2-3.5 cm
diam, pulp white within, seeds (endosperm) translucent white. Package
incl. Common Name: wirarime (Trio).
B. Hoffman 6678	21 February 2006
Smithsonian Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program
U.S. National Herbarium (US)
02699743