Annona amazonica R.E.Fr.
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Filed As
Annonaceae
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Collector(s)
G. E. Schatz 951 with M. G. Lobo, E. Taylor, N. Rosa, C. S. Rosario, T. Rebbeck, J. B. F. da Silva & M. Rosa, 26 Mar 1983
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Location
Brazil. Maranhão. Santa Luzia Mun. Fazenda Caçique, 30 km NNE of the entrance to Caçique which is along highway 222, 83 km W of Santa Luzia and 13 km E of Entroncamento along a road to the Rio Pindare.
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Habitat
Just up slope from igarape.
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Description
Tree to 20 m tall, 40 cm DBH. Leaves very glossy, green above, with a slight bluish cast beneath. Petals yellow with a reddish purple blotch at base. Flowers very fragrant, fruity, a mixture of banana and coconut. Nitidulid beetle observed in flower. Immature fruit green. Flowers, fruit pickled. Cytological voucher. Wood voucher. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 00836201
Occurrence ID: afe71134-c40f-4d4c-b93a-25e78bebb1be
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Magnoliales
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Family
Annonaceae
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All Determinations
Annona amazonica R.E.Fr., cf.,
Note: section Oligantha
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Region
South America
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Country
Brazil
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State/Province
Maranhão
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County/Municipio
Santa Luzia Mun.
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Locality
Fazenda Caçique, 30 km NNE of the entrance to Caçique which is along highway 222, 83 km W of Santa Luzia and 13 km E of Entroncamento along a road to the Rio Pindare
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Coordinates
-3.88, -46.18
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Distribution
The New York Botanical Garden Projeto Flora Amazonica No. 951 Annonaceae Annona cf. amazonica Brazil. Maranhäo: Municipio de Santa Luzia, Fazenda Cacique, 30 km NNE of the entrance to Cagique which is along highway 222, 83 km W of Santa Luzia and 13 km E of Entroncamento along a road to the Rio Pindare. 3°53’S, 46°H’W. Just up slope from igarape. Tree to 20 m tall, 40 cm DBH. Leaves very glossy, green above, with a slight bluish cast beneath. Petals yellow with a reddish purple blotch at base. Flowers very fragrant, fruity, a mixture of banana and coconut. Nitidulid beetle observed in flower. Immature fruit green. Flowers, fruit pickled. Cytological voucher. Wood voucher. G. E. Schatz, M. G. Lobo, E. Taylor, N. Rosa, C. S. Rosario, T. Rebbeck, J. B. F. da Silva & M. Rosa 26 Mar 1983 Supported by the Fieldwork supported by The National Science Foundation and the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) 00836201
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Annona amazonica R.E.Fr.