Cecropia polystachya Trécul

The New York Botanical Garden
Plants of BOLIVIA
Cecropiaceae Cecropia polystachya Trecul
det. M. Nee, 2015
Depto. Santa Cruz, Prov. Florida, on road to Bella
Vista, 17.2 km (by road) SE of junction with Santa Cruz-
Samaipata highway.
18°17’20”S, 63°40,24”W. alt. 1320 m.
Dry forest, narrow valley between massive red sandstone
hills, with Casearia gossypiosperma.
Tree 12 m. tall, 15 cm. in diameter; inhabited by stinging
ants. Leaves whitened beneath. Inflorescence erect, later
declined.
Coll.: M. Nee & M. Mendoza
No. 56668
12 Nov. 2009
04208487