Sloanea brevipes Benth.

  • Filed As

    Elaeocarpaceae
    Sloanea aff. brevipes Benth.

  • Collector(s)

    S. A. Mori 24748 with S. Heald, B. Fischer & F. Crozier, 15 Nov 1997

  • Location

    French Guiana. Saül and vicinity. Layon Biche, entrance ca. 1 km S of Eaux Claires on the Route de Bélizon.

  • Habitat

    Non-flooded moist forest.

  • Description

    Tree, 15 m x 20 cm above buttresses; buttresses narrow, to 2 m high, branched slightly at base. Trunk not sulcate; bark brown, lenticellate. Leaves chartaceous. Inflorescences ramiflorous. Flowers greenish-yellow; tepals erect; stamens pubescent, the anthers with lateral dehiscence by slits, the connective prolonged; ovary shortly pubescent. Fruits immature, with flexible, yellowish green setae. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 189597

    Occurrence ID: d203d229-fbb0-41c7-bb82-9309799b7d42

  • Laboratory Collections

    Structural Botany, 1027556, S. A. Mori 24748, Sloanea brevipes Benth. - Accepted : Elaeocarpaceae (197.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    French Guiana

  • Locality

    Saül and vicinity. Layon Biche, entrance ca. 1 km S of Eaux Claires on the Route de Bélizon.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 250 m. (820 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    3.62, -53.2

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The New York Botanical Garden
Plants of French Guiana
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No. 24748
Elaeocarpaceae
Sloanea <»{?
French Guiana: Saul (3°37’N, 53°12’W) and vicinity.
Layon Biche, entrance ca. 1 km S of Eaux Claires on the
Route de Belizon. ca. 250 m. Non-flooded moist forest.
The New York Botanical Garden
Sloanea aff. brevipes Benth.
Det. S. A. Mori, 2000
Tree, 15 m x 20 cm above buttresses; buttresses narrow,
to 2 m high, branched slightly at base. Trunk not sulcate;
bark brown, lenticellate. Leaves chartaceous.
Inflorescences ramiflorous. Flowers greenish-yellow; tepals
erect; stamens pubescent, the anthers with lateral
dehiscence by slits, the connective prolonged; ovary
shortly pubescent. Fruits immature, with flexible,
yellowish-green setae.
S. A. Mori, S. Heald, B. Fischer
& F. Crozier
15 Nov 1997
Supported by the National Geographic Society
NYdb
00189597