Sloanea eichleri K.Schum.

  • Filed As

    Elaeocarpaceae
    Sloanea eichleri K.Schum.

  • Collector(s)

    S. A. Mori 24674 with S. Heald, M. Gustafsson, B. Fischer, P. May & B. Wallnöfer, 06 Nov 1997

  • Location

    French Guiana. Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni. Saül and vicinity. Les Eaux Claires, ca. 7 km N of Saül. Near Allinckx family gravesite on hillside just W and near Eaux Claires.

  • Habitat

    Non-flooded moist forest.

  • Description

    Tree, 18 m x 25 cm. Trunk with steep, narrow, branched buttresses. Flowers with sweet, almond smell; dbh 50 cm; trunk at base with three, flat buttresses, these rea-ching up to a height of 3 m; bark quite smooth, brown, with lenticel-like protu-berances; flowers yellowish, with a peculiar scent. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Specimen Notes

    5 photographs taken

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 170025

    Occurrence ID: 3c6e0ec6-491e-4e16-a821-3e2b1b4f4d82

  • Laboratory Collections

    Structural Botany, 1027566, S. A. Mori 24674, Sloanea eichleri K.Schum. - Accepted : Elaeocarpaceae (197.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    French Guiana

  • State/Province

    Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni

  • Locality

    Saül and vicinity. Les Eaux Claires, ca. 7 km N of Saül. Near Allinckx family gravesite on hillside just W and near Eaux Claires.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 250 m. (820 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    3.62, -53.2

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00170025
Monograph of American Sloanea
Sloanea eichleri K.Schum.
Det. T.D. Pennington (Kew) 2014
The New York Botanical Garden
Plants of French Guiana
No. 24674
- Elaeocarpaceae
Sloanea	f
French Guiana: Saul (3°37’N, 53°12’W) and vicinity.
Les Eaux Claires, ca. 7 km N of Saiil. Near Allinckx
family gravesite on hillside just W and near Eaux Claires,
ca. 250 m. Non-flooded moist forest.
Tree, 18 m x 25 cm. Trunk with steep, narrow, branched
buttresses. Flowers with sweet, almond smell. [Photos].
S. A. Mori, S. Heald, M. Gustafsson,
B. Fischer, P. May & B. Wallnofer	6 Nov 1997
Supported by the National Geographic Society
00170025