Combretum

5A
Plants of the Guiana Shield
Combretum
BOTANICAL
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Potaro-Siparuni, Island at Amatuk Falls.
5° 18' 01"N, 59° 18' 48" W Elev. 41 m.
Riparian forest with white sand and large boulders. Large tree,
fallen in microburst storm. Leaves coriaceous; primary and
secondary veins prominently lighter on upper surface.
Inflorescences at branch tips. Fruit green, deeply 4-lobed.
7 September 2006
K. J. Wurdack 4287
with: C. Perry, E. Liverpool, P. Benjamin, C. E.
United States National Herbarium (US)
Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program
04056468