Securidaca coriacea Bonpl. ex Steud.

Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas,
Caracas, Venezuela &
Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia, USA
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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VENEZUELA, Tenitorio Federal Amazonas.
San Carlos de Rio Negro, ca. 20 km S of confluence of Rio Negro
and Brazo Casiquiare; lat. 1°56'N, long. 67°03'W; altitude 119 m;
(average rainfall 3400-3600 mm/year).
Recent pastures, 1-2 km S of San Carlos. Liana, Im
high (can grow to canopy, 30m). Stem pubescence black.
Fruit green, wing slightly red tinged. Informant says
root in water makes good soap, [n.v.: bejuco de jabon]
Howard L. Clark 8051	18 May 1981
& Getulio Gomez
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