Batocarpus amazonicus (Ducke) Fosberg

  • Filed As

    Moraceae
    Batocarpus amazonicus (Ducke) Fosberg

  • Collector(s)

    D. C. Daly 8290 with M. Silveira, R. Saraiva, L. A. Lima, N. Goldstein, 21 Sep 1994

  • Location

    Brazil. Acre. Tarauacá Mun. Rio Tarauacá, river at low water. Seringal Universo, Colocaçao Cumaru.

  • Habitat

    Seasonally flooded várzea and (on higher ground) terra firme. Relatively level terrain. Primary forest.

  • Description

    Tree 15 m; fruits pendent, yellow, slightly oblong but essentially globose, to 8 cm long; latex white, very sticky. [FRUITS SEPARATE]. N.V.: guariúba branca. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Specimen Notes

    See NY barcode 229945 (sheet).

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 229946

    Occurrence ID: 8e01f031-194c-42f1-96d3-43b0fdd220ee

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Acre

  • County/Municipio

    Tarauacá Mun.

  • Locality

    Rio Tarauacá, river at low water. Seringal Universo, Colocaçao Cumaru.

  • Coordinates

    -8.42317, -71.3148

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NEWYOfVf
BOTANICAL
GARDEN
02269646
Plants of Acre, Brazil
The New York Botanical Garden
Universidade Federal do Acre
No. 8290	Moraceae
Batocarpus amazonicus (Ducke) Fosberg
det. C.C. Berg, 1997
Brazil. Acre. Tarauaca: Rio Tarauaca, river at low water.
Seringal Universo, Coloca?ao Cumaru. ca 8°25.39’S,
71°18.89’W. Seasonally flooded varzea and (on higher
ground) terra fir me. Relatively level terrain. Primary
forest.
Tree 15 m; fruits pendent, yellow, slightly oblong but
essentially globose, to 8 cm long; latex white, very sticky.
[FRUITS SEPARATE].
N.V.: guariuba branca.
SA-
D. C. Daly, M. Silveira, R. Saraiva,
L. A. Lima & N. Goldstein
21 Sep 1994