Marcgravia coriacea Vahl

  • Filed As

    Marcgraviaceae
    Marcgravia cf. coriacea Vahl

  • Collector(s)

    S. V. Heald 1 with S. Mori, C. Gracie, R. Weber, A. Berkov, V. A. Albert, L. Crane & Loy R. Phillippe, 16 Sep 1995

  • Location

    French Guiana. Saül and vicinity. Sentier Botanique trail, primary forest, high canopy.

  • Habitat

    primary forest, high canopy.

  • Description

    Liana, growing appressed to trunk of small tree. Juvenile stems with alternate, sessile leaves; adventitious roots sprout from sides and underside of stem, branching as they grow perpendicular to stem. Mature stems spreading from trunk; leaves petiolate, alternate, distichous; stems occasionally revert to juvenile form. Same as Mori 24087. UNICATE. [Photos].

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1581500

    Occurrence ID: 554c74bd-de45-4377-8210-fac04d54cd08

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Ericales

  • Family

    Marcgraviaceae

  • All Determinations

    Marcgravia det S. A. Mori, 2000
    Note: Awaiting specialist det.

    Marcgravia coriacea Vahl, cf., det S. V. Heald, 1996

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    French Guiana

  • Locality

    Saül and vicinity. Sentier Botanique trail, primary forest, high canopy.

  • Coordinates

    3.62, -53.2

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