Sagotia racemosa Baill.

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Suriname

• State/Province

  Sipaliwini

• Locality

  Vicinity of Blanche Marie Waterfall on the Nickerie River

• Elevation

  Alt. 50 m. (164 ft.)

• Coordinates

  4.7583, -56.8778

• Location Notes

  [South America]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
04091866
EUPHORBIACEAE
Sagotia racemosa Baili.
det. R. Liesner(MO), 1997
Sipaliwini
Vicinity of Blanche Marie Waterfall on
the Nickerie River.
04°45*30"N 056°52’40 "W	50 m
Primary lowland wet forest. Tree, 10 m
tall, apparently monoecious; trunk
with scant clear to pale yellow sticky
resin; leaves alternate, often
clustered at apex of branches so as to
appear subopposite, coriaceous, quite
variable in size, smaller near
inflorescences, petiole with double
pulvinus at base and apex, blade with
Randy Evans,
Robyn Burnham & Sylva Koemar 2740
MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (MO)
very small yellow dots (not apparently
round, some linear); female flowers
with 5 reddish-brown/green tepals, 5
stigma lobes, male flowers in bud,
apparently 5 tepals, 5 pink stamens;
only 1 fruit found, it immature,
green, globose.
14 June 1997
Randy Evans,
Robyn Burnham & Sylva Koemar 2740
MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (MO)
04091866