Aspidosperma ulei Markgr.

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Guyana

• Locality

  Central Demerara compartment, ca. 45 km S of Mabura.

• Elevation

  Alt. 100 m. (328 ft.)

• Coordinates

  5.25, -58.75

• Distribution

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Institute of Systematic Botany, Utrecht (U)
Apocynaceae
Aspidosperma vargasii A.DC.
Det. P.J.M. Maas 1992
05 15N 58 45W	Alt. 0 - 100 m.
Central Demerara compartment, ca. 45 km S of Mabura.
Mixed forest on laterite, with Swartzia leiocalycina,
Vouacapoua sp., Licaria canella, Eschweilera decolorans.
Tree, 35 m tall, dbh 0.7 m. Base slightly widened. Bark
yellow-brown to light brown, lenticellate, cracked.
Lenticels round to elongate, 3-5 x 2-3 mm, often scored
in horizontal rows of up to 20 cm long. Cracks only on
parts of the trunk, 0.5-3 x 0.05-0.2 cm. Dead bark
red-brown, 1-2 mm thick. Living bark yellow, soft, 2.5-3
cm thick, scent mango/almond-like. Latex only in few
droplets, creamy white. Leaves tufted at branch ends.
Flowers creamy white.
Separate: wood; flowers in ale.; slides bark, slash
M. Polak
P.J.M. Maas
H. Rypkema
S. Roberts
nr 384
02/11/1991
Fieldwork sponsored by Tropenbos Foundation
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