Trichilia elegans A.Juss.

  • Filed As

    Meliaceae
    Trichilia elegans A.Juss.

  • Collector(s)

    D. C. Daly 9827 with D. G. Silva, L. Lima, A. R. S. Oliveira & C. Ehringhaus, 27 Mar 1998

  • Location

    Brazil. Acre. Assis Brasil Mun. Basin of Rio Purus, upper Rio Acre, left bank. Seringal Sao Francisco, Colônia Ipiranga.

  • Habitat

    Forest on relatively level terrain behind levee, flooded supra-annually. Canopy discontinuous in places, understory with high density of Heliconia and Marantaceae.

  • Description

    Tree. Tree 25 meters by 30 cm, trunk slightly fluted at base, outer bark dark brown, fissured, shed in long plates, inner bark hard. Fruits globose, red, valves falling away to reveal white aril around seeds. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 584773

    Occurrence ID: 1d0fa64f-8525-42f3-80cd-a92e8ff81e6e

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Sapindales

  • Family

    Meliaceae

  • All Determinations

    Trichilia elegans A.Juss. det T. D. Pennington, 01 Jan 2000

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Acre

  • County/Municipio

    Assis Brasil Mun.

  • Locality

    Basin of Rio Purus, upper Rio Acre, left bank. Seringal Sao Francisco, Colônia Ipiranga.

  • Coordinates

    -10.9531, -69.6581

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