Piptadenia leucoxylon Barneby & J.W.Grimes

  • Filed As

    Mimosaceae
    Piptadenia leucoxylon Barneby & J.W.Grimes ( holotype )

  • Collector(s)

    J. de Bruijn 1750, 17 Apr 1967

  • Location

    Venezuela. Bolívar. NE of Upata. Near El Paraíso camp.[Serranía de Imataca].

  • Habitat

    Primry forest.

  • Description

    Tree, ca. 31 m tall. Tree with cylindrical bole and spreaded crown. Bark fissured, greyish-brown; slash dark brown, DBH 40 cm., thickness of bark 4 mm. Wood pinkish-white. First branches at 8 m. Branches greyish-grown, twigs browish-green with dirty white lenticels. Leaflets papery, glossy, medium green above, dull and paler green beneath. Pods medium brown; seeds dirty white. Wood samples taken at 0.5--1.5--3--4.5 and 6 m. (L.N.P.F. X 175.). Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3222

    Occurrence ID: 3596967b-03cf-413f-9be1-c66eac960cc9

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Bolívar

  • Locality

    NE of Upata. Near El Paraíso camp.[Serranía de Imataca].

  • Elevation

    Alt. 500 m. (1640 ft.)

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