Diplotropis purpurea (Rich.) Amshoff

  • Filed As

    Fabaceae
    Diplotropis purpurea (Rich.) Amshoff

  • Collector(s)

    B. M. Boom 4242, 23 Jan 1984

  • Location

    Bolivia. El Beni. Prov. of Vaca Diez. Vicinity of the Chácobo village Alto Ivon.

  • Habitat

    Tropical Wet Forest, terra firme.

  • Description

    Tree 14.5 cm x 18 m. Not buttressed. Outer bark brown, small-scaly; inner bark yellowish, laminated. Sapwood cream colored; heartwood brown, very hard. No exudate. Flowers w/ calyx pale salmon, corolla pale purple. Immature fruits green. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 600469

    Occurrence ID: 009a63cb-a51e-48a8-ba08-1bf917e72ea3

  • Related Publications

    [Article] Prance, Ghillean T., et al. 1987. Quantitative Ethnobotany and the Case for Conservation in Amazonia. Conservation Biol. 1 (4): 269-310.

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Bolivia

  • State/Province

    El Beni

  • Locality

    Prov. of Vaca Diez. Vicinity of the Chácobo village Alto Ivon

  • Elevation

    Alt. 200 m. (656 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -11.75, -66.03

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