Clusia

  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Clusiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Clusia

Plants of the Guiana Shield
Clusiaceae
Clusia
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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Guyana, Cuyuni-Mazaruni, Aruwai Falls, Mazaruni river on river
edge below rapids.
6° 20' 22"N, 60° 34' 32" W Elev. 125 m.
Mossy rocks, trees with epiphytes overhanging river. Seasonally
flooded area with many ferns and mosses. Hemiepiphytic shrub
overhanging river ca. 4 m tall. Inflorescence terminal. Buds white,
flowers pink inside (perianth pink), fertile parts yellow, sticky.
Cream colored latex present in all plant parts.
6 October 2006
K. M. Redden, C. Perry, P. Benjamin, D. Singh, C. Wilkie and C.
E. Hinchliff 5002
Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program
US National Herbarium, Smithsonian Institution
EZID: ark:/65665/327595308-8b46-4b77-84c4-17f6f5f84a4d
04238283