Grias haughtii R.Knuth

Filed As

Lecythidaceae
Grias haughtii R.Knuth

Collector(s)

W. S. Alverson 366 with S. White, J. D. Shepherd, 06 Apr 1977

Location

Colombia. Antioquia. Zaragoza Mun. Vic. Planta Providencia 28 kms SW of Zaragoza. Valley of Río Anorí, approx. 3 km upriver from Planta Provedencia. Along Quebrada la Sarmiento, a stream entering the Río Anorí about 1 km downstream from Quebrada la Tirana.

Habitat

Primary/old secondary forest on NW facing slope in the hills of east side of river. Tropical wet/very wet forest transition zone. Rainfall approx. 4400mm/year.

Description

Tree, 4 m., all lvs. at top of trunk, bark dark brown with yellow color to phloem & knobby where frts. or flrs. have fallen. Frts. cauline, the brown color of a bosch pear with are yellow flesh & a single seed. Chewed on by some animal. The lvs. appear very palatable to some animal or insect. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

Specimen Notes

See fruit collection, barcodes 809975, 01462376

Identifiers

NY Barcode: 809974

Occurrence ID: 3b2ee086-5410-45fa-b427-da3621898ecc

Related Objects

Specimen - 809975, W. S. Alverson 366, Grias haughtii R.Knuth, Lecythidaceae (245.0), Magnoliophyta; South America, Colombia, Antioquia, Zaragoza Mun.

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