Hevea guianensis var. lutea (Spruce ex Benth.) Ducke & R.E.Schult.

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TREES OF PERU
U. S. Forest Products Laboratory »Servicio Forestal del Peru
Field Museum of Natural History
Hevea guianensis Aubl*
"Shiringa" o Mjebe débil'1* Arbol de diámetro de 21
pulgadas con una altura de 66 pies, pequeñas flores
amarillas pálidas; la madera tiene poco uso local, care*
ce de comercio, es suave; usa el látex como confección
de láminas o bolsas de jebe*
Bosque húmedo tropical, Santa María, Río Nanay. Dpto,
Loreto, Prov* Maynas, Dtto* Alto Nanay. Altitud 150 m.
sobre nivel del mar*
Abelardo Gutiérrex Kuiz 215 26 de agosto, 1965
[This tree, given field number ,155.1 , was visited periodically to obtain complete herbarium
material which was determined and distributed by Field Museum of Natural History. The tree
was then felled to obtain wood specimens for testing and distribution by U. S. Forest Products
Laboratory. The material was collected by Servicio Forestal y de Caza, Lima, Peru, under
U. S. Public Law 480, Proj. S8-FS-1.]
Monograph of the Genus Hevea
Hevea guianensis Aubletvär. lutea (Spruce ex Benth.) Ducke
et Schultes in Caldasia 3 (1945) 249.
Det. R. E. Schultes	No.
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