Pentagonia amazonica (Ducke) L.Andersson & Rova

  • Filed As

    Rubiaceae
    Pentagonia amazonica (Ducke) L.Andersson & Rova

  • Collector(s)

    P. G. Delprete 8474 with E. C. Oliveira & E. Ferreira, 15 Apr 2002

  • Location

    Brazil. Acre. Feijó Mun. Basin of Rio Muru, village of Colombo, locality with frequent "tabocais" that died last year.

  • Habitat

    Secondary forest with frequent logging, and canopy 25-35 m tall.

  • Description

    Shrub ca. 5 m tall. Trunk finely fissurate, pale beige. Leaves subcoriaceous, dark green above, pale green below. Fruits yellow, with brown tubercules, calyx pale green.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 802132

    Occurrence ID: c1559e0b-54d1-48aa-9b59-4e54d877b3f1

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Acre

  • County/Municipio

    Feijó Mun.

  • Locality

    Basin of Rio Muru, village of Colombo, locality with frequent "tabocais" that died last year

  • Elevation

    Alt. 200 m. (656 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -8.77, -71.1

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Flora of Acre, Brazil
The New York Botanical Garden
Universidade Federal do Acre
No. 8474
Pentagonia parvifolia Steyerm.
Rubiaceae
Brazil. Acre. Feijo: Basin of Rio Mum, village of
Colombo, locality with frequent "tabocais" that died last
year. 08°46’S, 71°06’W. 200 m. Secondary forest with
frequent logging, and canopy 25-35 m tall.
Shrub ca. 5 m tall. Trunk finely fissurate, pale beige.
Leaves subcoriaceous, dark green above, pale green below.
Fruits yellow, with brown tubercules, calyx pale green.
P. Delprete, E. C. Oliveira & E. Ferreira
15 Apr 2002
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Supported by the Beneficia Foundation
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