Pentagonia spathicalyx K.Schum.

  • Filed As

    Rubiaceae
    Pentagonia spathicalyx K.Schum.

  • Collector(s)

    P. G. Delprete 7861 with E. C. Oliveira & E. Ferreira, 16 Nov 2001

  • Location

    Brazil. Acre. Porto Walter Mun. Rio Juruá Mirim, Comunidade Porongaba.

  • Habitat

    Secondary forest with sparse individual remnants of primary forest 35-40 m tall.

  • Description

    Single-stemmed treelet ca 5-6 m tall. Leaves coriaceous, dark green above. Fruits sessile to the trunk in copiate bunches. Fruits globose, ca 2 cm diam., rugose, brown, with persistent green calyx.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 709358

    Occurrence ID: c0ae4564-cf48-4459-a746-a0eb658bb042

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Acre

  • County/Municipio

    Porto Walter Mun.

  • Locality

    Rio Juruá Mirim, Comunidade Porongaba

  • Elevation

    Alt. 230 m. (755 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -8.18, -73.07

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The New York Botanical Garden
Pentagonia wurdackii Steyerm.
det. C. M. Taylor, 2004
Delprete 7861
Flora of Acre, Brazil
The New York Botanical Garden
Universidade Federal do Acre
No. 7861
Pentagonia
Rubiaceae
Brazil. Acre. Porto Walter: Rio Jurua Mirim,
Comunidade Porongaba. 08°H’S, 73°04’W. 230 m.
Secondary forest with sparse individual remnants of
primary forest 35-40 m tall.
Single-stemmed treelet ca 5-6 in tall. Leaves coriaceous,
dark green above. Fruits sessile to the trunk in copiate
bunches. Fruits globose, ca 2 cm diam., rugose, brown,
with persistent green calyx.
P. Delprete, E. C. Oliveira & E. Ferreira
16 Nov 2001
NYdb
Supported by the Tinker Foundation
00709358