Baccaurea odoratissima Elmer
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Filed As
Euphorbiaceae
Baccaurea odoratissima Elmer ( syntype ) -
Collector(s)
A. D. E. Elmer 12864, Mar 1911
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Location
Philippines. Palawan. Along the trail to Napsan; Puerto Princesa (Mt. Pulgar).
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Habitat
In rich, humus-covered soil of dense forests.
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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.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 246280
Occurrence ID: 89a17000-a31d-4ad7-bb88-c0c013d28610
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Malpighiales
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Family
Phyllanthaceae
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All Determinations
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Type Details
syntype of Baccaurea odoratissima Elmer
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Region
Asia
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Country
Philippines
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State/Province
Palawan
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Locality
Along the trail to Napsan; Puerto Princesa (Mt. Pulgar)
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Elevation
Alt. 152.4 m. (500 ft.)
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Distribution
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Baccaurea odoratissima Elmer