Aspidosperma spruceanum Benth. ex Müll.Arg.

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Aspidosperma spruceanum Benth. ex Müll.Arg.

  • Collector(s)

    B. M. Boom 5878, 16 Feb 1985

  • Location

    Venezuela. Amazonas. Neblina Base Camp, Río Mawarinuma.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4177490

    Occurrence ID: 2dc05d25-4f7f-4717-b71a-c20ea88250d8

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Amazonas

  • Locality

    Neblina Base Camp, Río Mawarinuma

  • Elevation

    Alt. 140 m. (459 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    0.83, -66.17

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SEE FRUIT COLLECTION
The New York Botanical Garden
Venezuela, Amazonas, Dpto. Rio Negro
Cerro de la Neblina Expedition
No. 5878	Apocynaceae
Aspidosperma spruceanum Benth
det. K. Potgieter, 1997
Neblina Base Camp, Rio Mawarinuma, elev.
140 m, 00°50'N, 66°10'W. Terra firme forest,
on dry ridge south of camp.
Tree 23.0 cm dbh, 15 m tall; rounded prop
roots and flying buttresses; outer bark light
brown, small scaly; inner bark cream colored,
soft; slash sticky. Fruits green with brown
pubescence and copious white exudate. Seed
bright yellow at center grading to transparent
white at edge of wing. Separate fruits.
B.M. Boom & A.L. Weitzman 16 February 1985
Field work supported by the Fundación para el Desarrollo de las Ciencias Físicas, Matemáticas y
Naturales, the National Science Foundation and the National Geographic Society.
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