Micrandra siphonoides Benth.

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Micrandra siphonoides Benth.

  • Collector(s)

    R. E. Schultes 9880, 08 May 1948

  • Location

    Venezuela. Amazonas. Río Negro. At base of Piedra del Cocuy.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4083923

    Occurrence ID: 5fc31176-e721-45e9-a8f8-403e2eb4c096

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Amazonas

  • Locality

    Río Negro. At base of Piedra del Cocuy

  • Location Notes

    [South America]

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Mlcrandra slphonioides Bentham, Hooker Bot.
Joura. 6 (1854) 371.
GRAY HERBARIUM
Plants of Venezuela
Amazonas
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
04083923
Micrandra siphonioides Bentham
Enormous columnar tree, 110 ft. tall, diameter 8^-4 ft., basally
slightly buttressed. Bark rough, 1 inch thick, peeling easily from
wood, externally dark reddish brown, internally red. Latex very
thick, white, not abundant, coagulating to good rubber. Flowers fra-
grant (odor of burnt cinnamon), yellow. Fruit small. Leaves charta-
ceous, wood white; heart wood red, very hard.
Rio Negro. At base of Piedra del Cocuy.
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Richard Evans Schultes, Francisco López 9880
May 8, 1948
04083923