Lonchocarpus

  • Filed As

    Fabaceae
    Lonchocarpus

  • Collector(s)

    W. A. Archer 2879, 12-8-1934

  • Location

    Suriname. On railroad 22 Km. south of Paramaribo.

  • Description

    Cult. by Carib Indians as fish poison "man nekoe" (Negro English). Young stems, petioles, & leaf veins on both surfaces have golden yellow pubescence. Older parts of plant tend to be glabrous. Young stems have distinct golden sheen from pubescence. Older stems have red-brown color. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 311478

    Occurrence ID: 511b5fdb-b828-442a-8ca9-81d04294f5e6

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Fabales

  • Family

    Fabaceae

  • All Determinations

    Lonchocarpus det A. C. Smith, 1937
    Note: (no. 10 ex Krukoff & Smith); vidi! H.-H. Poppendieck (HBG) 1996.

    Lonchocarpus det Unspecified Determiner

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