Guarea cedrata (A.Chev.) Pellegr.

  • Filed As

    Meliaceae
    Guarea cedrata (A.Chev.) Pellegr.

  • Collector(s)

    S. Kisseadoo 22, 02 Oct 1988

  • Location

    Ghana. Ashanti. Sekyere. Bobiri Forest Reserve.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4827523

    Occurrence ID: 493f3499-a2df-40db-8ed5-286caf06f740

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  • Region

    Africa

  • Country

    Ghana

  • State/Province

    Ashanti

  • Locality

    Sekyere. Bobiri Forest Reserve.

  • Coordinates

    6.63, -1.28

  • Location Notes

    [Africa]

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THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Plants of Ghana
No. 22	MELIACEAE
Guarea cedrata
GHANA. Ashanti: Sekyere. Bobiri Forest
Reserve. 6°38’N, 1°17’W. Moist
semi-deciduous forest with many lianas.
Humus of topsoil up to 20cm deep. Avg.of
1500mm/y rain.
Large tree with dense crown, 50m tall. Long,
straight, round bole. Thick buttresses.
Fibrous, smooth bark. Prominent wide
eyemarks. Slash pink, brown to reddish, or
cream-colored, with strong sweet smell,
turning brown after 3 mins. Pinnately
compound leaves with simple, short hairs.
S. Kisseadoo	2	Oct	1988
Funded by the Rockefeller Foundation
04827523