Clusia lechleri Rusby

  • Filed As

    Clusiaceae
    Clusia lechleri Rusby

  • Collector(s)

    M. H. Nee 49294, 09 May 1998

  • Location

    Bolivia. Santa Cruz. Florida Prov. 6.5 km (by road), 3 km (by air) NE of central square in Mairana on road to Yunga de Mairana.

  • Habitat

    Near upper limit of dry woodland of Schinopsis haenkeana, with some columnar cacti (Cereus cf. dayami), beginning transition to more humid montane forest with Clethra scabra, Lithraea ternifolia, etc., mostly turned into brushy pastures by cutting and burning, with Baccharis spp., Dodonaea viscosa, Mimosa lepidota.

  • Description

    Terrestrial shrub 1.5 m tall. Male; flowers light yellow, with penetrating spicy fragrance but not very pleasant. See no. 49290 for female of this species; only one species of Clusia seen here.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 309562

    Occurrence ID: 277d9321-9769-41c2-a7f8-3a78d8637f46

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Clusiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Clusia lechleri Rusby det M. H. Nee, 1998

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Bolivia

  • State/Province

    Santa Cruz

  • County/Municipio

    Florida Prov.

  • Locality

    6.5 km (by road), 3 km (by air) NE of central square in Mairana on road to Yunga de Mairana.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1800 m. (5906 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -18.1, -63.93

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