Salacia insignis A.C.Sm.

PLANTS OF THE GUI ANAS
Non-Cites Indet.
Suriname. Sipaliwini. 3 km S (190°) from Kwamalasamutu village
center, access trail from confl. Peritu Eeku (Creek) and Sipaliwini R (1.0
ha research plot KW4). 225 m 2°19'30"N 56°47'20"W. Non-flooded
(upland) mixed forest, emergents 30-40 m. Liana. Stem 3 cm diam; bark
brownish-white, longit-striped; subbark green-yellow, exudate absent.
Lvs linear, cartilaginous, margins +/- crenulate, apical leaf pair w/
apicular extension. Frts on long peduncles (>15 cm long), pendulous,
mature frts. Common Name: tawaime (Trio).
B. Hoffman 6115	31 March 2005
Smithsonian Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program
U.S. National Herbarium (US)
02699826