Geissospermum argenteum Woodson

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Geissospermum argenteum Woodson

  • Collector(s)

    H. D. Clarke 7667 with R. Williams & C. Perry, 9 Sep 1998

  • Location

    Guyana. Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo. Acarai Mts, 4 km S of Sipu River, area near camp at base of Acarai Mts.

  • Specimen Notes

    [Record databased by volunteers in the DIGIVOL Crowdsourcing Platform. Imported to NYBG database in 2023.]

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 2073251

    Occurrence ID: 671aaff4-196d-4a0e-b511-22bc47de1ed5

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Guyana

  • State/Province

    Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo

  • Locality

    Acarai Mts, 4 km S of Sipu River, area near camp at base of Acarai Mts

  • Elevation

    Alt. 245 m. (804 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    1.3864, -58.9464

  • Location Notes

    [South America]

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PLANTS OF THE GUIANAS
Apocynaceae
Geissospermum argenteum Woodson
Det. J.F. Morales, IV 2003
GUYANA. U. Takutu-U. Essequibo Region. Acarai Mts., 4 km S of
Sipu River, area near camp at base of Acarai Mts. Elevation: 245 m.
1°23'11"N 58°56'47"W. Dense forest on brown sand, with Bertholettia,
Eperua & Rinorea. Tree, 20 m; with fenestrate trunk, milky sap in twigs;
sepals greenish brown, petals dull white. N.v. (WaiWai) "marashoit".
Used as antimalarial and abortifacient.
H.D. Clarke 7667	9 September 1998
With: R. Williams & C. Perry
Smithsonian Biological Diversity of the Guianas Program
U.S. National Herbarium (US)
02073251