Rauvolfia paraensis Ducke
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Filed As
Apocynaceae
Rauvolfia paraensis Ducke -
Collector(s)
M. H. Nee 34578, 30 Mar 1987
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Location
Brazil. Rondônia. Costa Marques Mun. 16 km NW of Costa Marques on hwy BR 429, then 7 km W, ca. 15 km by air NW of Costa Marques.
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Habitat
Tall tropical evergreen forest on flat, the soil red clay. With bertholletia excelsa, Hevea.
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Description
Tree 12 m. tall; bark deeply furrowed, pale brown, hard-corky; latex milky. Fruit irregularly globose, yellow-green, spongy-juicy and white within.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 1843901
Occurrence ID: fb1108b6-5518-42db-aa36-f8b4ec69493c
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Gentianales
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Family
Apocynaceae
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All Determinations
Rauvolfia paraensis Ducke det I. Koch, 2010
Rauvolfia pentaphylla Ducke
Note: Determiner originally noted as "A. Leeuwenberg, 1989"
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Region
South America
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Country
Brazil
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State/Province
Rondônia
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County/Municipio
Costa Marques Mun.
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Locality
16 km NW of Costa Marques on hwy BR 429, then 7 km W, ca. 15 km by air NW of Costa Marques.
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Elevation
Alt. 150 m. (492 ft.)
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Coordinates
-12.33, -64.3
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Distribution
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Rauvolfia paraensis Ducke