Lacmellea speciosa Woodson

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Lacmellea speciosa Woodson

  • Collector(s)

    J. L. Clark 4899 with Chris Pallis, 20 Mar 1998

  • Location

    Ecuador. Esmeraldas. Quininde (Canton). Reserva Ecologica Mache-Chindul. Bilsa Biological Station, 35 km W of Quininde. Permanent Plot #3.

  • Specimen Notes

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

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4193507

    Occurrence ID: 13305f2d-cf8a-4412-978f-f84191477118

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Esmeraldas

  • County/Municipio

    Quininde (Canton)

  • Locality

    Reserva Ecologica Mache-Chindul. Bilsa Biological Station, 35 km W of Quininde. Permanent Plot #3.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 500 m. (1640 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    0.35, -79.73

  • Location Notes

    [South America]

  • Distribution

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ECUADOR
APOCYNACEAE
Lacmel1ea speciosa Woodson
det. J.F. Morales (INB), 2002 )
Esmeraldas: Quininde
Reserva Ecologica Mache-Chindul. Bilsa
Biological Station, 35 km W of
Quininde. Permanent Plot #3.
Premontane Wet Forest.
00°21'N 079°441W	500 m
Subcanopy tree, 25 m tall. Trunk armed
with many sharp conical spines.
Profuse white latex that tastes sweet.
Mature fruits orange. Flowers orange;
tubular with contorted lobes. Fruits 2
seeded. Quadrat 16; Tree 18. Fruits
Separate.
20 March 1998
John L. Clark & Chris Pallis 4899
HERBARIO NACIONAL DEL ECUADOR (QCNE)
MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (MO)
04193507