Cochlospermum tetraporum Hallier

The New York Botanical Garden
Plants of BOLIVIA
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Ceefeiespermaeeae Cochlospermum tetraporum Hallier
det. M. Nee, 2011
DEPTO. SANTA CRUZ, Prov. Vallegrande, valley of small
stream, 2 km NE of confluence with the Rio Mizque in the
Pampa Negra area, 25.8 km by gravel road SW from
junction with the Vallegrande-Lagunilla and Moro Moro
road.
18°31’26”S, 64°16’44”W. alt. 1065 m.
Arid valley, heavily grazed, with shrubs and scattered trees
forming a thin cover, with Bougainvillea campanulata,
Ruprechtia triflora.
Tree 12 m. tall, the base of the trunk 1 m. in diameter. Bark
smooth, coppery, peeling off in papery layers; exposed roots
with the same kind of bark. Flowers visited by large black
bumblebee (12:00 noon, cloudy bright). Petals and anthers
bright yellow; filaments orange distally.
Coll.: M. Nee & J. M. Mendoza F. 57533 2 Jan. 2011
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