Dioclea

  • Filed As

    Fabaceae
    Dioclea

  • Collector(s)

    D. C. Daly 10367 with M. Silveira, I. S. Rivero, E. C. Oliveira, J. R. Bandeira, M. C. C. Souza, D. P. Costa, 03 Dec 2000

  • Location

    Brazil. Acre. Marechal Thaumaturgo Mun. Basin of Rio Juruá, Rio Tejo, right bank.

  • Habitat

    Open forest with palms and weak presence of Guadua sarcocarpa, canopy ca. 25 m. Deeply dissected terrain. Many Marantaceae, few lianas. Rare. Sandy clay soil.

  • Description

    liana. Liana 20 m in tree, inflorescence erect. Buds and calyx wine-colored, calyx white within, petals mostly blue-purple but white at base, banner petal yellow at base.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02736463

    Occurrence ID: 479dcd5c-32dd-45d4-bf5d-11cbfa2336ee

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Fabales

  • Family

    Fabaceae

  • All Determinations

    Dioclea det T. M. de Moura, /01/2020

    Mucuna

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Acre

  • County/Municipio

    Marechal Thaumaturgo Mun.

  • Locality

    Basin of Rio Juruá, Rio Tejo, right bank.

  • Coordinates

    -9.04542, -72.2699

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Flora of Acre, Brazil
The New York Botanical Garden
Universidade Federal do Acre
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
No. 10367
Mucuna
Brazil. Acre, Mun. Marechal Thaumaturgo: Basin of
Rio Jurua, Rio Tejo, right bank. Ca.
9°02’52.92"S—9°02’35.46"S,
72°16’24.48"W—72°15’59"W. Open forest with palms and
weak presence of Guadua sarcocarpa, canopy ca. 25 m.
Deeply dissected terrain. Many Marantaceae, few lianas.
Sandy clay soil.
Liana 20 m in tree, inflorescence erect. Buds and calyx
wine-colored, calyx white within, petals mostly blue-purple
but white at base, banner petal yellow at base. Rare.
N.V.: mucuna [Portuguese]
D. C. Daly, M. Silveira, I. S. Rivero, E. C. Oliveira, J.
R. Bandeira, M. C. C. Souza & D. P. Costa 03 Dec 2000
NY db
Supported by the W. Alton Jones Foundation
02736463