Mabea nitida Spruce ex Benth.

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PLANTS OF ECUADOR
EUPHORBIACEAE
Mabea nitida Benth.
det. M. J. Huft, 1990
Napo Province. Reserva Faunistica Cuyabeno, near
Laguna Grande.	00°00'N 76°11'W
On muddy area by edge of black water lake, pre-
sently exposed but seasonally flooded.
Shrub, 2 - 3 m high.
Flowers greenish-yellow, unisexual, female at base
of each axis.
Fruits red-brown, velutinous.
Leaves shiny above.
H.C. Hopkins #422	24 Jan 1984
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