Lacmellea aculeata (Ducke) Monach.

• Region

  South America

• Country

  French Guiana

• Locality

  Régina. Eastern plateau of Montagne Tortue, 11 km WNW of Approuague river

• Elevation

  Alt. 200 - 450 m. (656 - 1476 ft.)

• Coordinates

  4.3, -52.73

• Location Notes

  [South America]

• Distribution

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PLANTS OF THE GUIANAS
Lacmellea aculeata (Ducke) Monachino
Det. L. Allorge, 1996
FRENCH GUIANA. Regina. Eastern plateau of Montagne
Tortue, 11 km WNW of Approuague river. Downstream.
04°18'N, 52°22’W. Elev. 200 to 450 m. Lateritic soil.
Tree, 8 m x 10 cm; latex white in all parts; prickles
on stem and branches; leaves coriaceous. Wood sample:
U, US.
Feuillet, C. 10064	14 June 1988
With: the Montagne Tortue expedition members
SMITHSONIAN BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY OF THE GUIANAS
PROGRAM - U.S. NATIONAL HERBARIUM (US)
Feuillet, C. 10064
Bark dark brown rather smooth with protruding
large lenticels, to 5 mm thick, wood
straw-colored. Calyx pale green, corolla in bud
white at apex, pale green at base. Berry globose
15-17 mm diameter, mucronate, pale yellow,
immature pale green.	’ ^
Montagne Tortue Expedition Team: C. Feuillet (CAY),
A. Görts-van Rijn (U), W. Hahn (US), P. Hiepko (B),
M. Jansen-Jacobs (U), A. Leeuwenberg (WAG),
C. Kelloff (US), L. Skog (US) and D. Wasshausen (US).
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