Micropholis venulosa (Mart. & Eichler) Pierre

CNPq - IN P A
MUSEU PARAENSE EMILIO GOELDI
Plantas da Amazonia
SAIOTACEAE
Microphol is venulosa (Mart. & Eichl.) Pierre
det. Pennington, 1990
Amazcnas, km 17 of Manaus-Itacoatiara Hwy. Clay
soil; hi^h forest on tera firme. Site of Associadade
Espanhola.
Tree 25m tall x 50 cm diam. Mature fruits green
with milky sap. Single seed per fruit., shiny brown
with light colored raphe, 7-10 mm long, laterally
compressed. Most fruits gone by. Seeds eaten by
birds. Milky sap in wood. Fruits separate. Wood
sample. Chromosome count.
28-Feb-81 B. W. Nelson 1050
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