Tabernaemontana heterophylla Vahl

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Guyana

• State/Province

  Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo

• Locality

  Rupununi area, Surama village

• Elevation

  Alt. 70 - 80 m. (230 - 262 ft.)

• Coordinates

  4.13, -59.07

• Location Notes

  [South America]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

P. Acevedo 3320
Seeds black, hanging on open capsule. In forest.
PHOTO.
PLANTS OF THE GUIANAS
Tabemaemontana heterophylla Vahl
Det. A.J.M. Leeuwenberg, 1992
GUYANA. U. Takutu - U. Essequibo Region: Rupununi
area, Surama vilage. 4°08’N, 59°04’W. Elev. 70 -
80 m. Shrub 3 m tall with pseudodichotomous
branching, with much milky sap. Calyx green;
corolla white; fruits green turning orange.
P. Acevedo 3320 20 February 1990
With: C. Feuillet, T. McDowell, S. Tiwari
SMITHSONIAN BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY OF THE GUIANAS
PROGRAM - U.S. NATIONAL HERBARIUM (US)
04190434