Pouteria grandiflora (A.DC.) Baehni

  • Filed As

    Sapotaceae
    Pouteria grandiflora (A.DC.) Baehni

  • Collector(s)

    R. M. Harley 18292 with S. J. Mayo, R. M. Storr, T. S. Santos and R. S. Pinheiro, 26 Jan 1977

  • Location

    Brazil. Bahia. 6 km. E of Una along the old road to Pedras, by the sea.

  • Habitat

    High restinga forest, partly cut over with some lower shrubby disturbed vegetation by roadside.

  • Description

    Shrub or tree to about 5m. Stems with abundant viscid white latex. Leaves strongly curled, coriaceous, mid-green, glossy above, pale beneath. Pedicels and sepals rusty brown. Corolla cream, bell-shaped. Flowers with slightly butter-like smell. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 375407

    Occurrence ID: e7ab4176-4399-49bf-adf4-e0d7b0f3ced4

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Bahia

  • Locality

    6 km. E of Una along the old road to Pedras, by the sea

  • Coordinates

    -15.28, -39.02

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Field work sponsored by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and the Academia
Brasileira de Ciendas, and carried out with the collaboration of the Centro de
Pesquisas do Cacau, Itabuna, Bahia, January-April, 19??.
Sapotaceae
6 km. E of Una along the old road to Pedras,
by the sea.
High restinga forest, partly cut over with
some lower shrubby disturbed vegetation by
roadside.	no
Alt. sea level	39 01 *W, 1 rj 17 !S
Shrub or tree to about 5 m* Stems with
abundant viscid white latex. eaves
strongly curled, coriaceous, mid-green,
glossy above, pale beneath. Pedicels and
sepals rusty brown. Corolla cream, bell-
shaped. Flowers with slightly butter-like
smell.
26 January 1977 » “ Harley 18292
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