Schefflera morototoni (Aubl.) Maguire, Steyerm. & Frodin

  • Filed As

    Araliaceae
    Schefflera morototoni (Aubl.) Maguire, Steyerm. & Frodin

  • Collector(s)

    M. Polak 528 with H. Rijpkema, E. Roberts, 14 Nov 1991

  • Location

    Guyana. Takutu area, concession of Willems Timber Comp., along main road.

  • Habitat

    Secondary Wallaba forest, with Eperua sp. (Ituri), Eperua falcata, Catostemma fragrans, Alexa sp. (Haiariballi), Sclerolobium guianense, Cecropia sp.

  • Description

    Tree, 10 m tall, dbh 25 cm. Base somewhat swollen. Bark light brown, horizontally ringed, lenticellate. Lenticels round or somewhat elongate, in vertical rows, 1-4 x 1-2 mm. Dead bark light brown, 1 mm thick. Living bark 4 mm thick, vertially streaked light brown and orange-brown, with a green layer of ca. 1 mm adjacent to dead bark. Wood light brown. Leaves golden brown below. Fruits glaucous blue-green.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Separate: wood; slides bark, slash/

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 03227521

    Occurrence ID: ad4969ff-a653-49d9-9d93-dd5b14edb31a

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Guyana

  • Locality

    Takutu area, concession of Willems Timber Comp., along main road.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 100 m. (328 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    7, -58.83

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FLORA OF GUYANA
Institute of Systematic Botany, Utrecht (U)
Araliaceae
Schefflera
morototonii (Aublet) Maguire, Steyerm. & Frodin
Det. M. Polak 1992
07 00N 58 50W	Alt. 0 - 100 m.
Takutu area, concession of Willems Timber Comp., along
main road.
Secondary Wallaba forest, with Eperua sp. (Ituri),
Eperua falcata, Catostemma fragrans, Alexa sp.
(Haiariballi), Sclerolobium guianense, Cecropia sp.
Tree, 10 m tall, dbh 25 cm. Base somewhat swollen. Bark
light brown, horizontally ringed, lenticellate.
Lenticels round or somewhat elongate, in vertical rows,
1-4 x 1-2 mm. Dead bark light brown, 1 mm thick. Living
bark 4 mm thick, vertically streaked light brown and
orange-brown, with a green layer of ca. 1 mm adjacent to
dead bark. Wood light brown. Leaves golden brown
below.
Fruits glaucous blue-green.
Separate: wood; slides bark, slash.
M. Polak
H. Rijpkema
E. Roberts
nr 528
14-11-1991
03227521