Baccaurea odoratissima Elmer

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Baccaurea odoratissima Elmer ( syntype )

  • Collector(s)

    A. D. E. Elmer 12864, Mar 1911

  • Location

    Philippines. Palawan. Along the trail to Napsan; Puerto Princesa (Mt. Pulgar).

  • Habitat

    In rich, humus-covered soil of dense forests.

  • Description

    Very slender small tree; stem 5 inches thick, 20 feet high, crooked, subterete, branched from below the middle; wood moderately hard, melleous, odorless and without any taste; bark relatively thin, avellaneus, minutely and thinly checked; branches divaricate, numerously rebranched, the branchlets suberect, subverticellately rebranched; leaves thinly coriaceous, horizontally spreading, recurved, especially the tips, much paler green beneath; inflorescence solitary or usually in small fascicles from the branchlets and even the stem, pendant; rachis pale green; pedicels yellowish; flowers citrineous and with a strong molasses odor. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 246280

    Occurrence ID: 89a17000-a31d-4ad7-bb88-c0c013d28610

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  • Region

    Asia

  • Country

    Philippines

  • State/Province

    Palawan

  • Locality

    Along the trail to Napsan; Puerto Princesa (Mt. Pulgar)

  • Elevation

    Alt. 152.4 m. (500 ft.)

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